Fujiwara no Takaiko

Fujiwara no Takaiko
藤原高子
Born842
Died(910-05-06)6 May 910
Other namesEmpress Nijō (二条后, Nijō-no-kisaki)
OccupationsEmpress consort; Empress dowager
EraHeian period
SpouseEmperor Seiwa
ChildrenEmperor Yōzei
FatherFujiwara no Nagayoshi
RelativesFujiwara no Mototsune (brother)

Fujiwara no Takaiko (藤原高子; 842 – May 6, 910), commonly known as Empress Nijō (二条后), was the mother of Emperor Yōzei, the 57th emperor of Japan, who lived during the Heian period. The daughter of Fujiwara no Nagayoshi and sister of Fujiwara no Mototsune, she was the consort of Emperor Seiwa who later became the empress dowager.

One of her poems is included in the Kokin Wakashū. Her other children were Prince Sadayasu (貞保親王; 870–924) and Princess Atsushi (敦子内親王; d. 930).

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