She was granted Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) as junbo (a woman who was given the status equivalent to the Emperor's birth mother) of Norihito on January 7, 1168 and given the title of Jusangu (honorary rank next to the three Empresses: Great Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, and Empress) ("Heihanki" (diary of TAIRA no Nobunori), entry of November 18, 1167). |
11月18日には憲仁の准母として従三位となり、准三宮を宣下された(『兵範記』同日条)。 |