Fujiwara no Teishi (è¤å åÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ, also read Fujiwara no Shimeko; 1131 â October 23, 1176) was a Japanese noblewoman (nyoin) of the late Heian period. She was a consort to Emperor Konoe but did not bear him any children and entered religious orders in her mid twenties. Her dharma name was Shà Âjà Âkan (渠æµÂ観) and her ingà  was Kujà Â-in (ä¹ÂæÂ¡é¢).
Fujiwara no Teishi was born in 1131 to Fujiwara no Koremichi and a daughter of Fujiwara no Akitaka. She became the adopted daughter of the kanpaku Fujiwara no Tadamichi. Like many Japanese noblewomen of the pre-modern era, the correct reading of her given name is uncertain, and the readings Teishi and Shimeko are speculative on and kun readings, respectively.
In Kyà «an 6 (1150) she entered the service of Emperor Konoe, initially as a nyà Âgo and later become empress (chà «gà «). This was against the backdrop of between Tadamichi and his brother Yorinaga regarding whose daughter would be the mother of the future emperor. Unfortunately, she did not provide the emperor with an heir, and in Kyà «ju 2 (1155) she entered religious orders due to illness, taking the dharma name Shà Âjà Âkan. In Hà Âgen 1 (1156) she became ' and in Hà Âgen 3 (1158) '. In Nin'an 3 (1168) she became a nyoin, with Kujà Â-in as her ingà Â.
She died in 1176.