Princess Teruko (曦子内親王; 1224 – 5 October 1262) later known as Senkamon-in (仙華門院), was an Empress of Japan during the Kamakura period. She was empress (皇后; kogo) as the honorary mother (准母; junbo) of her nephew Emperor Go-Saga.[1][2]

Princess Teruko
曦子内親王
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure8 August 1248 – 19 April 1251
Born1224
Died5 October 1262(1262-10-05) (aged 37–38)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Tsuchimikado
MotherOmiya-no-Tsubone

She was the daughter of Emperor Tsuchimikado and court lady Omiya-no-Tsubone (大宮局).[2]

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  1. ^ 日本女性人名辞典 (in Japanese). Noboru Haga, 芳賀登 (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: Nihon Tosho Sentā. 1993. p. 603. ISBN 4-8205-7128-1. OCLC 28720883.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ a b 日本人名大辞典+Plus,朝日日本歴史人物事典, デジタル版. "仙華門院(せんかもんいん)とは? 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-03.
Japanese royalty
Preceded by Empress consort of Japan
1248–1251
Succeeded by