Saiō
List of Saiō
After the establishment of the Saiō system by Emperor Tenmu, these were priestesses of Ise Shrine.

Saiō

Section Title: List of Saiō
Table Section Text: After the establishment of the Saiō system by Emperor Tenmu, these were priestesses of Ise Shrine.

Saiō

Date	Saiō	Japanese Name	Birth / Death year	Appointed by	Relationship to Emperor

673–686	Princess Ōku	大来皇女	661–701	Emperor Tenmu	Daughter

698–701	Princess Taki	多紀皇女	?–751	Emperor Monmu	Aunt

701–706?	Princess Izumi	泉内親王	?–734	Emperor Monmu	Distant Relative

706–707?	Princess Takata	田形内親王	?–728	Emperor Monmu	Aunt

715?–721	Princess Kuse	久勢女王	Empress Genshō	Unknown

721–730?	Princess Inoe	井上内親王	717–775	Emperor Shōmu	Daughter

744?–749	Princess Agata	県女王	Emperor Shōmu	Unknown

749–756?	Princess Oyake	小宅女王	Empress Kōken	Distant Relative

758–764?	Princess Yamao	山於女王	Emperor Junnin	Unknown

772–775?	Princess Sakahito	酒人内親王	754–829	Emperor Kōnin	Daughter

775?–781?	Princess Kiyoniwa	浄庭女王	Emperor Kōnin	Distant Relative

782–796	Princess Asahara	朝原内親王	779–817	Emperor Kanmu	Daughter

796–806	Princess Fuse	布勢内親王	?–812	Emperor Kanmu	Daughter

806–809	Princess Ōhara	大原内親王	?–863	Emperor Heizei	Daughter

809–823	Princess Yoshiko	仁子内親王	?–889	Emperor Saga	Daughter

823–827	Princess Ujiko	氏子内親王	?–885	Emperor Junna	Daughter

828–833	Princess Yoshiko	宜子女王	Emperor Junna	Niece

833–850	Princess Hisako	久子内親王	?–876	Emperor Ninmyō	Daughter

850–858	Princess Yasuko	晏子内親王	?–900	Emperor Montoku	Daughter

859–876	Princess Yasuko	恬子内親王	?–913	Emperor Seiwa	Sister (different mother)

877–880	Princess Satoko	識子内親王	874–906	Emperor Yōzei	Sister (different mother)

882–884	Princess Nagako	掲子内親王	?–914	Emperor Yōzei	Aunt

884–887	Princess Shigeko	繁子内親王	?–916	Emperor Kōkō	Daughter

889–897	Princess Motoko	元子女王	Emperor Uda	Distant Relative

897–930	Princess Yasuko	柔子内親王	?–959	Emperor Daigo	Sister (same mother)

931–936	Princess Masako	雅子内親王	909–954	Emperor Suzaku	Sister (different mother)

936	Princess Sayoko	斉子内親王	921–936	Emperor Suzaku	Sister (different mother)

936–945	Princess Yoshiko	徽子女王	929–985	Emperor Suzaku	Niece

946	Princess Hanako	英子内親王	921–946	Emperor Murakami	Sister (different mother)

947–954	Princess Yoshiko	悦子女王	Emperor Murakami	Niece

955–967	Princess Rakushi	楽子内親王	952–998	Emperor Murakami	Daughter

968–969	Princess Sukeko	輔子内親王	953-992	Emperor Murakami	Daughter

969–974	Princess Takako	隆子女王	?–974	Prince Akiakira	Daughter

975–984	Princess Noriko	規子内親王	949–986	Emperor Murakami	Daughter

984–986	Princess Saishi	済子女王	Prince Akiakira	Daughter

986–1010	Princess Kyōshi	恭子女王	984–?	Prince Tamehira	Daughter

1012–1016	Princess Masako	当子内親王	1001–1023	Emperor Sanjō	Daughter

1016–1036	Princess Senshi	嫥子女王	1005–1074	Prince Tomohira	Daughter

1036–1045	Princess Nagako	良子内親王	1029–1077	Emperor Go-Suzaku	Daughter

1046–1051	Princess Yoshiko	嘉子内親王	c.1030–?	Emperor Go-Reizei

1051–1068	Princess Tagako	敬子女王	Emperor Go-Reizei

1069–1072	Princess Toshiko	俊子内親王	1056–1132	Emperor Go-Sanjō

1073–1077	Princess Atsuko	淳子女王	Emperor Shirakawa

1078–1084	Princess Yasuko	媞子内親王	1076–1096	Emperor Shirakawa

1087–1107	Princess Yoshiko	善子内親王	1077–1132	Emperor Horikawa

1108–1123	Princess Aiko	恂子内親王	1093–1132	Emperor Toba

1123–1141	Princess Moriko	守子女王	1111–1156	Emperor Sutoku

1142–1150	Princess Yoshiko	妍子内親王	?-1161	Emperor Konoe

1151–1155	Princess Yoshiko	喜子内親王	Emperor Konoe

1156–1158	Princess Asako	亮子内親王	1147–1216	Emperor Go-Shirakawa

1158–1165	Princess Yoshiko	好子内親王	1148–1192	Emperor Nijō

1165–1168	Princess Nobuko	休子内親王	1157–1171	Emperor Rokujō

1168–1172	Princess Atsuko	惇子内親王	1158–1172	Emperor Takakura

1177–1179	Princess Isako	功子内親王	1176-?	Emperor Takakura

1185–1198	Princess Sayoko	潔子内親王	1179-after 1227	Emperor Go-Toba

1199–1210	Princess Sumiko	粛子内親王	1196-?	Emperor Tsuchimikado

1215–1221	Princess Hiroko	熙子内親王	1205-?	Emperor Juntoku

1226–1232	Princess Toshiko	利子内親王	1197–1251	Emperor Go-Horikawa

1237–1242	Princess Teruko	昱子内親王	1231–1246	Emperor Shijō

1244–1246	Princess Akiko	曦子内親王	1224–1262	Emperor Go-Saga

1262–1272	Princess Yasuko	愷子内親王	1249–1284	Emperor Kameyama

1306–1308	Princess Masako	弉子内親王	1286–1348	Emperor Go-Nijō

1330–1331	Princess Yoshiko	懽子内親王	1315–1362	Emperor Go-Daigo

1333-1334	Princess Sachiko	祥子内親王	Emperor Go-Daigo

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Princess Yoshiko served as Saiō from 936 to 945.

final_sentence: Princess Yoshiko served as Saiō from 936 to 945.