Princess Kuniko

She was empress as the honorary mother (准母; junbo) of her brother, Emperor Go-Horikawa.

[1] She was the daughter of Imperial Prince Morisada (守貞親王; 1179–1223) and Kitashirakawa-in, and thus granddaughter of Emperor Takakura.

She also acted as the surrogate mother of Emperor Kameyama.

Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD 1 individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously 2 individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor 3 Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother Emperor Go-Daigo

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