Tachibana no Kachiko
Tachibana no Kachiko 橘嘉智子 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | August 21, 815 – June 5, 823 |
Born | 786 |
Died | June 17, 850 Heian Kyō (Kyōto) | (aged 63–64)
Spouse | Emperor Saga |
Issue | Emperor Ninmyō Princess Seishi Princess Hideko Prince Hidera Princess Toshiko Princess Yoshiko Princess Shigeko |
House | Yamato |
Father | Tachibana no Kiyotomo |
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, the chief consort of Emperor Saga and the daughter of Tachibana no Kiyotomo (橘 清友).
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.
She died in the 4th day of the 5th month of 850.
Movies
In the acclaimed 2013 movie Avalokitesvara, a loose adaptation of the Putuoshan genesis story, Ryoko Nakano starred as the Empress Dowager Tachibana Kachiko.