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ﾅ経ku
The refers to the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided. Similar areas in the castles of powerful , such as the Satsuma Domain, were also referred to by this term. History The ''ﾅ経ku'' was built inside the ''Honmaru'' enceinte of Edo Castle in 1607 by Tokugawa Hidetada, who passed a special law to separate the ''ﾅ経ku'' completely from the outside world. By this law, noblewomen living in the ﾅ経ku could not leave the castle without permission, and no women within the ﾅ経ku were permitted to have a relationship with man. This system lasted for nearly 200 years. Structure No male adults were admitted onto the floor of the ''ﾅ経ku'' without the ''shﾅ紅un''. The corridor through which the ''shﾅ紅un'' entered was called , derived from the custom of ringing of the '' suzu'' bells to announce the entrance of the ''shﾅ紅un''. This corridor was the only route which connected the ﾅ経ku to rest of Edo Castle, and it was usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasuga No Tsubone
was a Japanese noble lady and politician from a prominent Japanese samurai family of the Azuchi窶溺omoyama and Edo periods. Born Saitﾅ Fuku (譁芽陸遖), she was a daughter of Saitﾅ Toshimitsu (who was a retainer of Akechi Mitsuhide). She was the wet nurse of the third Tokugawa shﾅ紅un Iemitsu. Lady Kasuga was one of the best politicians in the Edo period. She stood in front of negotiations with the Imperial Court and contributed to the stabilization of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Kasuga was one of the most powerful figures in the ﾅ経ku (the quarters in Edo Castle where the women related to the Shogun family resided) . She is counted alongside Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Yagyu Muneyori as one of the Three Tripod Legs, who supported and propped up Iemitsu. Early career Saitﾅ Fuku was from the Saitﾅ clan, a prominent samurai house that had served for generations as deputy military governors of Mino province. She was born in Kuroi Castle of Tanba province (comprising modern-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ejima-Ikushima Affair
The {{nihongo, Ejima-Ikushima affair, 豎溷ｳｶ逕溷ｳｶ莠倶ｻｶ, Ejima Ikushima jiken was the most significant scandal in the ﾅ経ku, the Tokugawa shﾅ紅un's harem during the Edo period of the history of Japan, that occurred in February 1714. Background The ﾅ経ku was a complex of Edo Castle, the seat of the ''shﾅ紅un'' of the Tokugawa shogunate, that served as a residence for women connected to the reigning ''shﾅ紅un''. It functioned as a harem with different sections that housed the ''shﾅ紅uns official wife (''Midaidokoro'') and her children, his concubines and their children, widows of previous ''shﾅ紅un'' (''ﾅ稽idaidokoro''), his mother, and their various servants. The ﾅ経ku was highly regimented and controlled, resident women were held to strict standards, and adult men were forbidden from entering without the ''shﾅ紅un''. Incident On the twelfth day of the first month of the fourth year of the Shﾅ衡oku era (February 26, 1714, by the Western calendar), Ejima, a high-ranking lady in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Castle
is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by ﾅ荊a Dﾅ耕an in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo and is therefore also known as . Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate there, and it was the residence of the ''shﾅ紅un'' and the headquarters of the military government during the Edo period (1603-1867) in Japanese history. After the resignation of the ''shﾅ紅un'' and the Meiji Restoration, it became the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Some moats, walls and ramparts of the castle survive to this day. However, the grounds were more extensive during the Edo period, with Tokyo Station and the Marunouchi section of the city lying within the outermost moat. It also encompassed Kitanomaru Park, the Nippon Budokan Hall and other current landmarks of the surrounding area. History The warrior Edo Shigetsugu built his residence in what is now the ''Honmaru'' and ''Ninomaru'' part of Edo Castle, around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midaidokoro
The ''midaidokoro'' (蠕｡蜿ｰ謇) was the official wife of the ''shﾅ紅un''. During the Edo period, she resided in the ''ﾅ経ku'' of Edo Castle and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes. Heian period * Miyoshi Takako, wife of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro and daughter of Miyoshi Kiyotsugu * Tomoe Gozen, wife of Minamoto no Yoshinaka and daughter of Nakahara Kaneto Kamakura period * Hﾅ綱ﾅ Masako, daughter of Hﾅ綱ﾅ Tokimasa, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo and mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo * Wakasa no Tsubone (d.1203), daughter of Hiki Yoshikazu and wife of Minamoto no Yoriie also mother of Take no Gosho (wife of Kujo Yoritsune) * Bomon Nobuko (1193-1274), daughter of Bomon Nobukiyo and wife of Minamoto no Sanetomo * Minamoto no Yoshiko or Take no Gosho (1202窶1234), daughter of second ''shﾅ紅un'' Minamoto no Yoriie with Wakasa no Tsubone and wife of Kujo Yoritsune * Hiwadahime (1230窶1247), daughter of Hojo Tokiuji and wife of Kujo Yoritsug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midaidokoro
The ''midaidokoro'' (蠕｡蜿ｰ謇) was the official wife of the ''shﾅ紅un''. During the Edo period, she resided in the ''ﾅ経ku'' of Edo Castle and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes. Heian period * Miyoshi Takako, wife of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro and daughter of Miyoshi Kiyotsugu * Tomoe Gozen, wife of Minamoto no Yoshinaka and daughter of Nakahara Kaneto Kamakura period * Hﾅ綱ﾅ Masako, daughter of Hﾅ綱ﾅ Tokimasa, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo and mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo * Wakasa no Tsubone (d.1203), daughter of Hiki Yoshikazu and wife of Minamoto no Yoriie also mother of Take no Gosho (wife of Kujo Yoritsune) * Bomon Nobuko (1193-1274), daughter of Bomon Nobukiyo and wife of Minamoto no Sanetomo * Minamoto no Yoshiko or Take no Gosho (1202窶1234), daughter of second ''shﾅ紅un'' Minamoto no Yoriie with Wakasa no Tsubone and wife of Kujo Yoritsune * Hiwadahime (1230窶1247), daughter of Hojo Tokiuji and wife of Kujo Yoritsug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concubine
Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between a man and a woman in which the couple does not want, or cannot enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarded as similar but mutually exclusive. Concubinage was a formal and institutionalized practice in China until the 20th century that upheld concubines' rights and obligations. A concubine could be freeborn or of slave origin, and their experience could vary tremendously according to their masters' whim. During the Mongol conquests, both foreign royals and captured women were taken as concubines. Concubinage was also common in Meiji Japan as a status symbol, and in Indian society, where the intermingling of castes and religions was frowned upon and a taboo, and concubinage could be practiced with women with whom marriage was considered undesirable, such as those from a lower caste and Muslim women who wouldn't be accepted in a Hindu household and Hindu women who wouldn't be accepted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harem
Harem (Persian: ﾘｭﾘｱﾙﾘｳﾘｱﾘｧ ''haramsarﾄ'', ar, ﾘｭﾙ借ｱﾙ拙館ﾙ ''盧･arﾄｫm'', "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family") refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. A harem may house a man's wife or wives, their pre-pubescent male children, unmarried daughters, female domestic servants, and other unmarried female relatives. In harems of the past, slave concubines were also housed in the harem. In former times some harems were guarded by eunuchs who were allowed inside. The structure of the harem and the extent of monogamy or polygamy has varied depending on the family's personalities, socio-economic status, and local customs. Similar institutions have been common in other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations, especially among royal and upper-class families, and the term is sometimes used in other contexts. In traditional Persian residential architecture the women's quarters were known as ''andar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Iesada
was the 13th ''shﾅ紅un'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He held office for five years from 1853 to 1858. He was physically weak and was therefore considered by later historians to have been unfit to be ''shﾅ紅un''. His reign marks the beginning of the Bakumatsu period. Early years Iesada was born in Edo Castle as Masanosuke (謾ｿ荵句勧)窶杯he fourth son of the 12th ''shﾅ紅un'' Tokugawa Ieyoshi with his concubine, known as Honjuin. As most of Ieyoshi's children died in infancy or before coming of age, Iesada was appointed heir at a very early age, but his interaction with people was very restricted in an effort to prevent contracting any illnesses. Some historians have theorized that he may have suffered from cerebral palsy. He had suffered from smallpox in early childhood, which left his face pockmarked. On the death of Tokugawa Ienari in 1841, concerns were raised on the fitness of Iesada as heir, with Tokugawa Yoshinobu named as a potential successor. However, this was stro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ieyoshi
was the 12th ''shﾅ紅un'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.Hall, John Whitney ''et al.'' (1991) ''Early Modern Japan',' p. 21./ref> Biography Ieyoshi was born as the second son of the 11th ''shﾅ紅un'', Tokugawa Ienari and named Toshijirﾅ (謨乗ｬ｡驛). Toshijirﾅ was appointed heir on the death of his elder brother, Takechiyo. He became shogun on September 2, 1837, at the age of 45 upon the retirement of his father, Tokugawa Ienari. However, Ienari continued to wield much power from behind the throne, and it was not until after his death in 1841 that Senior ''Rﾅ綱ﾅｫ'' Mizuno Tadakuni was able to purge the government of his clique, and to implement measures to overhaul the shogunate's finances and controls in the aftermath of the Great Tenpﾅ Famine of 1832窶36. Known as the Tenpﾅ Reforms, these numerous sumptuary laws attempted to stabilize the economy through a return to the frugality, simplicity and discipline that were characteristic of the early Edo period, by banning mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Ienari
Tokugawa Ienari ( ja, 蠕ｳ蟾 螳ｶ譁, November 18, 1773 窶 March 22, 1841) was the eleventh and longest-serving ''shﾅ紅un'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1787 to 1837.Hall, John Whitney ''et al.'' (1991) ''Early Modern Japan'', p. 21./ref> He was a great-grandson of the eighth shﾅ紅un Tokugawa Yoshimune through his son Munetada (1721窶1764), head of the Hitotsubashi branch of the family, and his grandson Harusada (1751窶1827). Ienari died in 1841 and was given the Buddhist name Bunkyouin and buried at Kan'ei-ji. Events of Ienari's ''bakufu'' * 1787 (''Tenmei 7''): Ienari becomes the 11th ''shﾅ紅un'' of the bakufu government. * 1788 (''Tenmei 7''): Riots in rice shops in Edo and Osaka. * March 6 窶 11, 1788 (''Tenmei 8, 29th day of the 1st month 窶 4th day of the second month''): Great Fire of Kyoto. A fire in the city, which begins at 3 o'clock in the morning of March 6 burns uncontrolled until the 1st day of the second month (March 8); and embers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rﾅ綱ﾅｫ
The , usually translated as '' Elder'', was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council of Elders as a whole; under the first two ''shﾅ紅uns'', there were only two ''Rﾅ綱ﾅｫ''. The number was then increased to five, and later reduced to four. The ''Rﾅ綱ﾅｫ'' were appointed from the ranks of the ''fudai daimyﾅ行'' with domains of between 25,000 and 50,000 ''koku''. Duties The ''Rﾅ綱ﾅｫ'' had a number of responsibilities, most clearly delineated in the 1634 ordinance that reorganized the government and created a number of new posts: :#Relations with the Emperor, the Court, and the Prince-Abbots. :#Supervision of those ''daimyﾅ'' who controlled lands worth at least 10,000 ''koku''. :#Managing the forms taken by official documents in official communications. :#Supervision of the internal affairs of the Shogun's domains. :#Coinage, public works, and enfiefment. :#Governmental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
