Background
Date of birth of Fujiwara no Choshi is unknown. Her father was Kaneie.
藤原超子
Date of birth of Fujiwara no Choshi is unknown. Her father was Kaneie.
When she became a nydgo, or Court lady favored by an emperor, in 968, she was called Umnetsubo-no-nydgo. At the time, her father was Chief of General Affairs and not included among the Court nobles. Choshi was the first woman to become a nydgo whose father was not a nobleman.