Draft:Junbo-Ritsugō

Junbo-Ritsugō (准母立后), is a Japanese title refering to an honorary empress, or the honorary mother of the Japanese Emperor

Usage of the title
The title was used when the emperor needed an honorary empress to perform certain tasks. The title was only used ceremonially, typically by a female relitive who was a previous empress. It could also be used for an honorary empress dowager, not just honorary empress.

History
The title first came to use in 1091. The former Saiō, Princess Yasuko, was made the honorary empress for her brother, Emperor Horikawa, this was actually odd for the empress to be her husbands sister, but she was actually Horikawa's nurse, and adoptive mother, and she would retire in 1093.

List
The list of Junbo-Ritsugō is:

Princess Yasuko.

Princess Yasuko was the nurse and adoptive mother of her younger brother. She would later retire from the position in 1093.

Princess Reishi.

Princess Reishi was appointed as honorary empress in 1108 to her nephew Emperor Toba. She would server until she became nun in 1130.

Princess Muneko.

Princess Muneko was honorary empress to her nephew, the Emperor Nijō. She was only empress until her nephew found a permanent empress. She retired when her nephew, the emperor Nijō, found an Official empress.

Princess Sukeko.

Princess Sukeko is the only empress to be honorary empress twice. First to her nephew Emperor Antoku, and then Emperor Go-Toba. She was the honorary mother of them to be specific. She would mainly perform court functions in her time as honorary empress, and it's not exactly known when, or even if she retired as honorary empress.

Princess Noriko.

Princess Noriko was honorary empress to her nephew, Emperor Tsuchimikado. Not much else is known about her other than her being a Saiin.

Princess Shōshi (first Shōshi).

Princess Shōshi was honorary empress to her brother, Emperor Juntoku. Nothing more is known about her.

Princess Kuniko.

Princess Kuniko was honorary empress to her brother, Emperor Go-Horikawa. She was also the Surrogate mother of Emperor Kameyama, and served as honorary empress until she became a nun in 1235.

Princess Rishi.

Princess Rishi was honorary empress to her nephew, Emperor Shijō. She was first made his honorary empress, but then would later become his honorary mother. She would serve until 1239, where she would become a nun, and be bestowed the Dharma name, Shinseichi. She would be given the title, Shikiken Mon'in the same day.

Princess Teruko.

Princess Teruko was honorary mother to her nephew, Emperor Go-Saga. Not much else is known.

Princess Shōshi (last Shōshi).

Princess Shōshi briefly served as honorary empress for her brother, Emperor Go-Daigo, before becoming a nun the same year in 1319. She received the Dharma name Shinrikaku. She was the last Junbo-Ritsugō.