Tachibana no Kachiko

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Tachibana".

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. 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

Japanese royalty
Preceded by Fujiwara no Otomuro (Posthumously: Fujiwara no Taishi)	Empress consort of Japan 815–823	Succeeded by Princess Seishi

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Name	Tachibana no Kachiko
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Date of birth	786
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Date of death	850
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