Tachibana no Kachiko

, also known as , was a Japanese empress, the chief consort of Emperor Saga and the daughter of . She was de facto ruler of the empire between 833 and 850. The empress was a devout Buddhist. She founded the Buddhist Danrin-ji temple complex, and for this reason, she came to be called Danrin-kōgō. She died in the 4th day of the 5th month of 850. Genealogy Lady Kachiko was born to Tachibana no Kiyotomo and his wife, Taguchi Michihime. In June 809, Tachibana no Kachiko married the new emperor. The marriage produced seven children: two sons and five daughters. Her eldest son would succeed his father as Emperor of Japan and her eldest daughter married Prince Otomo, who later became Emperor Junna.