In August, 1285, she was formally proclaimed Empress as junbo (a woman who was given the status equivalent to the emperor's mother) of Emperor Gonijo (Sonsho Kogo, an empress who was not actually the spouse of an emperor but given only the honorific title, however, this may not be true because this was too soon after the birth of Gonijo and the emperor was not formally installed as Crown Prince).
弘安8年（1285年）8月、後二条天皇准母として皇后に冊立（尊称皇后、ただし実際は後二条天皇は生後間もなく立太子もしていないので誤りか）。