Shichijō-in
Fujiwara no Shokushi was a Japanese noblewoman in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. She may have been known in life as Taneko or Masuko, but today is primarily known by her in title Shichijō-in. After entering Buddhist orders she took the name Shinnyochi. She was the mother of Emperor Go-Toba.
Life
Fujiwara no Shokushi was born in 1157. Her father was, and her mother was Fujiwara no Kyūshi of Fujiwara clan.While serving Taira no Tokuko, the daughter of regent Taira no Kiyomori and wife of Emperor Takakura, she became ' to the emperor, and bore Prince Morisada and the future Emperor Go-Toba. In Kenkyū 1, she was of the Junior Third Rank and held the title of ', she became a and took the title Shichijō-in. She took Buddhist orders in Genkyū 2, taking the dharma name Shinnyochi. According to the Gukanshō, her niece married the third Kamakura shōgun, Minamoto no Sanetomo.
She inherited a large amount of property, which were known as Shichijō-in-ryō.
Shokushi died on the 16th day of the ninth month of Antei 2. After her death, the Shichijō-in-ryō would have passed to her son Go-Toba, but he was in exile on Oki after the Jōkyū War, so under his will they were passed to his concubine 's son Emperor Juntoku's son instead.