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Princess Sukeko 亮子内親王

Empress consort of Japan
Tenure	13 September 1182 – 4 August 1187

Born	1147
Died	27 April 1216(1216-04-27) (aged 68–69) Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
House	Imperial House of Japan
Father	Emperor Go-Shirakawa
Mother	Fujiwara Shigeko

Princess Sukeko (亮子内親王; 1147 – 27 April 1216), later Inpumon'in (殷富門院), was an Empress of Japan during the late Heian period. Sukeko was empress as the honorary mother (准母; junbo) of her nephews Emperor Antoku and Emperor Go-Toba.^[1]

Biography

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She was the daughter of Emperor Go-Shirakawa and Lady-in-Waiting Fujiwara Shigeko, and the sister of Emperor Takakura. She was appointed Honorary Mother to her nephews, who reigned in succession as Emperor Antoku and Emperor Go-Toba. As their Honorary Mother, she was Honorary Empress and performed the court functions of the position of Empress during their reign.

Notes

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^ Venning, Timothy (2023). A compendium of world sovereigns: Volume II Medieval. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-36198-7.

Japanese royalty
Preceded by Taira no Tokuko	Empress consort of Japan 1182–1187	Succeeded by Fujiwara no Ninshi

Empresses consort of Japan

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Jōmon

660 BC–291 BC	Himetataraisuzu-hime Isuzuyori-hime Nunasokonakatsu-hime Amonotoyototsu-hime [ja] Yosotarashi-hime Oshihime [ja]

Yayoi

290 BC–269 AD	Kuwashi-hime Utsushikome [ja] Ikagashikome Mimaki-hime Saho-hime Hibasu-hime [ja] Harima no Inabi no Ōiratsume [ja] Yasakairi-hime [ja] Okinagatarashi-hime

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269–539	Nakatsuhime Princess Iwa Princess Yata Princess Kusakanohatabino Oshisaka no Ōnakatsuhime Princess Nakashi Kusaka no Hatabi no hime Princess Naniwa no Ono Princess Kasuga no Ōiratsume Kasuga no Iratsume Princess Tashiraka Princess Kasuga no Yamada Princess Tachibana no Nakatsu

Asuka

539–710	Princess Ishi-hime Hirohime Princess Nukatabe Princess Hashihito no Anahobe Princess Takara Princess Hashihito Yamato Hime no Ōkimi Princess Unonosarara

Nara

710–794	Fujiwara Asukabehime Princess Inoe Fujiwara no Otomuro

Heian

794–1185

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1185–1333

Northern Court

1333–1392	None

Muromachi

1333–1573	Empress consort of Emperor Chōkei

Azuchi-Momoyama

1573–1603	None

Edo

1603–1868	Tokugawa Masako Takatsukasa Fusako Princess Yukiko Princess Yoshiko Takatsukasa Tsunako¹

Empire of Japan

1868–1947	Ichijō Masako Kujō Sadako Princess Nagako

State of Japan

1947–present	Princess Nagako Shōda Michiko Owada Masako

Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD ¹ individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously ² individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor ³ Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother Emperor Go-Daigo

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