Fujiwara no Teishi (藤原 呈子, also readFujiwara no Shimeko; 1131 – October 23, 1176) was a Japanesenoblewoman (nyoin) of the lateHeian period. She was a consort toEmperor Konoe but did not bear him any children and entered religious orders in her mid twenties. Herdharma name wasShōjōkan (清浄観) and heringō wasKujō-in (九条院).

Fujiwara no Teishi was born in 1131^[1] toFujiwara no Koremichi^[1] and a daughter ofFujiwara no Akitaka.^[1] She became the adopted daughter of thekanpakuFujiwara no Tadamichi.^[1] Like many Japanese noblewomen of the pre-modern era, the correct reading of her given name is uncertain,^{[citation needed]} and the readingsTeishi^[1] andShimeko^{[citation needed]} are speculativeon andkun readings, respectively.^{[citation needed]}

InKyūan 6 (1150) she entered the service ofEmperor Konoe,^[1] initially as anyōgo^[1] and later becomeempress (chūgū).^[1] This was against the backdrop of between Tadamichi and his brotherYorinaga regarding whose daughter would be the mother of the future emperor.^[1] Unfortunately, she did not provide the emperor with an heir,^[1] and inKyūju 2 (1155) sheentered religious orders due to illness,^[1] taking thedharma nameShōjōkan.^[1] InHōgen 1 (1156) she becameKōgō-gūshiki [ja]^[1] and in Hōgen 3 (1158)Kōtaigō-gūshiki [ja].^[1] InNin'an 3 (1168) she became anyoin,^[1] withKujō-in as heringō.^[1]

She died in 1176.^[1]

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