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Fujiwara no Taishi (藤原 泰子, also read Fujiwara no Yasuko; 1095–1156) was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Toba of Japan. Her birth name was Fujiwara no Kunshi (藤原 勲子), her ingō was Kaya-no-in (高陽院) and her dharma name upon entering religious orders in 1141 was Shōjōri (清浄理).

Tenure1134–1139
Born1095
Died1156 (aged 6061)
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Fujiwara no Yasuko
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure1134–1139
Born1095
Died1156 (aged 6061)
SpouseEmperor Toba
HouseImperial House of Japan
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She became the consort of Emperor Toba in 1118. She was never given the title Empress. Her husband abdicated in 1123. In 1134, she was given the title Empress due to the influence of her family, despite the fact that her husband had abdicated a decade earlier.

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