Tachibana no Kachiko
Template:Japanese name Tachibana no Kachiko (橘 嘉智子, 786 – June 17, 850), also known as Empress Danrin (檀林皇后, Danrin-kōgō), was a Japanese empress. She was the chief consort of Emperor Saga.[1] She was the daughter of Tachibana no Kiyotomo (橘 清友).[2]
The empress was a devout Buddhist. She founded the Buddhist Danrin-ji temple complex, and for this reason, she came to be called Danrin-kōgō.[2]
She died in the 4th day of the 5th month of 850.[3]
Notes
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 318-319.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 319.
- ^ Adolphson, Mikael et al. (2006). Heian Japan, Centers and Peripheries, p. 23., p. 23, at Google Books
References
- Adolphson, Mikael S., Edward Kamens and Stacie Matsumoto. (2006). Heian Japan, Centers and Peripheries. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN-10 082483013X/13-ISBN 9780824830137; OCLC 71542885
- Kōjien, 6th edition
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
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