Takashina no Takako

, also known as the or as , was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Biography She was the daughter of . By her husband Fujiwara no Michitaka, she was the mother of Takaie, Empress Teishi and Korechika, who was known as the . She is accordingly frequently referred to as the mother of the Honorary Grand Minister. Her other nickname, Kō no Naishi, is a combination of the first character of her patronymic family name — — and her position serving Emperor En'yū, .