Thereafter, she withdrew from the front stage of history and followed up the enthronement of Emperor Nijo as well as the ending of the Heiji War; then she died at the age of 44 in the Kongoshoin Imperial palace on December 29, 1160.
その後は歴史の表舞台より退き、二条天皇の即位や平治の乱の収束を見届けた後、永暦元年（1160年）11月23日(旧暦)、44歳にして白河の金剛勝院御所において崩御。