Fujiwara no Ariko (藤原(三条)有子; 1207 – March 2, 1286) also known as Fujiwara no Yushi,[1] Anka Monin (安喜門院)[2] and Ankimon-in,[3] was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Go-Horikawa.[4]

Sanjō Ariko
三条有子
Empress consort of Japan
TenureMarch 28, 1223 – March 9, 1227
Born1207
DiedMarch 2, 1286(1286-03-02) (aged 78–79)
Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
Spouse
(m. 1223; died 1234)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherSanjō Kinfusa
MotherFujiwara no Shushi

She became a Buddhist nun in 1246.[5]

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  1. ^ The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura
  2. ^ Japanese Biographical Index
  3. ^ The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura
  4. ^ Weidner, Marsha Smith (January 1990). Flowering in the Shadows: Women in the History of Chinese and Japanese Painting. ISBN 9780824811495.
  5. ^ The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura
Japanese royalty
Preceded by Empress consort of Japan
1223–1227
Succeeded by