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Empress Shōshi

daughter of Michinaga; empress consort of Ichijō

8 dated entries naming Empress Shōshi, drawn from 8 separate years between 988 CE and 1074 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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10th century

  • 988Shōshi, empress consort of Japan (d. 1074)source
  • 999February 9 – The Mogi Ceremony of Fujiwara no Shoshi is held (she later becomes empress).source

11th century

  • 100170th birthday and longevity ceremony of Fujiwara no Bokushi (mother-in-law of Fujiwara no Michinaga, grandmother of Empress Shōshi).source
  • 1004December – Fujiwara no Kenshi, the future empress consort, enters the palace as lady-in-waiting to her sister, Empress Shōshi.source
  • 1007January 29 – Ranking ceremony of Murasaki Shikibu – as a renowned writer and lady-in-waiting, tutor of Empress Shōshi, she is elevated to the highest position in the palace below the empress.source
  • 1010Emperor Ichijō wants to retire – the influential statesman Fujiwara no Michinaga supports Crown Prince Okisada (now his son-in-law), who will be the successor, but the emperor prefers his eldest son by the late Empress Teishi, Prince Atsuyasu, who has been raised by Empress Shōshi, who also supports her stepson, leading to conflict at court.source
  • 1024Japanese waka poet Daini no Sanmi, lady-in-waiting to dowager Grand Empress Shōshi, is married to Fujiwara no Kanetaka.source
  • 1074October 25 – Shōshi, empress of Japan (b. 988)source

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