Saionji Shōshi

She became empress in 1288, and though she had no children of her own, she adopted Go-Fushimi. In 1298, her husband abdicated the throne. On 23 June 1316 (5th year of Shōwa), she took tonsure as a Buddhist nun and was given the Dharma name Shin'nyo Gen (真如源).

• Name — Saionji Shōshi 西園寺鏱子 • Succession — Empress consort of Japan • Reign — 27 November 1288 – 27 September 1298 • Reign Type — Tenure • Spouse — Emperor Fushimi • Issue — Emperor Go-Fushimi (adopted) • Royal House — Imperial House of Japan • Father — Saionji Sanekane • Mother — Nakanoin Akiko • Born — 1271 • Died — 10 June 1342 • Place of death — Heian-kyō (Kyōto) Saionji Shōshi, also known as Eifuku Mon'in (also written Eifuku-mon In), was a celebrated Japanese poet of the Kamakura period, and a consort of the 92nd emperor, Fushimi. Her father was the Chancellor Sane-kane. She was a member of the Kyōgoku school of verse, and her work appears in the Gyokuyōshū. She became empress in 1288, and though she had no children of her own, she adopted Go-Fushimi. In 1298, her husband abdicated the throne. On 23 June 1316 (5th year of Shōwa), she took tonsure as a Buddhist nun and was given the Dharma name Shin'nyo Gen (真如源).