Ki no Miyako
Ki no Miyako (紀 宮子) was a Japanese court lady of the Nara period. She was the consort of Emperor Kōnin and held the court rank of Junior Third Rank.
Life
[edit]Miyako was the daughter of Vice-Governor (suke) of Sagami Province Ki no Inade. Her grandfather was Senior Assistant Minister of Ceremonial Ki no Komaro. Though the specific date is unknown, Miyako entered the inner palace of Emperor Kōnin and became his consort.[1]
In 776, she was promoted from the court rank of Junior Fifth Rank to Senior Fifth Rank. The next year, she was promoted to Junior Fourth Rank.[2] In 783, after the death of the Emperor, she was promoted to Senior Fourth Rank along with Fujiwara no Ubuko, Fujiwara no Kyōki, and Heguri Ōtoji, who were also the consorts of Emperor Kōnin. On the new year's day of 786, Miyako, along with Tachibana no Matsuga and Fujiwara no Moroane, was promoted to Junior Third Rank.[2] These promotions have been attributed to Miyako's blood relation to Ki no Tochihime, the birth mother of Emperor Kōnin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ueda, Masaaki (2002). Kōdansha Nihon jinmei daijiten. 上田正昭, Kōdansha. Shuppan Kenkyūjo, 講談社. 出版研究所. Kōdansha. 紀宮子. ISBN 4-06-210800-3. OCLC 50718841.
- ^ a b Aoki, Kazuo (1998). Shoku Nihongi. 5. Kōji Inaoka, Haruo Sasayama, Noriyuki Shirafuji. 『続日本紀』巻第三十四、光仁天皇 宝亀7年正月7日条, 巻第三十四、光仁天皇 宝亀8年正月10日条, 巻第三十七、桓武天皇 今皇帝 延暦2年2月5日条, 巻第三十九、桓武天皇 今皇帝 延暦5年正月14日条. ISBN 978-4-00-715016-6. OCLC 902854195.
- ^ Haga, Noboru (1993). Nihon josei jinmei jiten. 芳賀登 (Shohan ed.). Nihon Tosho Sentā. p. 371. ISBN 4-8205-7128-1. OCLC 28720883.
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