was the daughter of Hoshina Masayuki, granddaughter of

Tokugawa Hidetada was the second ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. Early life (1579–1593) Tokugawa Hidetada was bo ...

and great-granddaughter of

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...

. In 1654, she married

Uesugi Tsunakatsu was the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Yonezawa Domain in Dewa Province during the Edo period Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, and 19th hereditary chieftain of the Uesugi clan. His courtesy title was ''Harima-no-kami''. Biography Uesugi Tsunakatsu was they ...

, the third head of the

Yonezawa Domain was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered at Yonezawa castle in what is now the city of Yamagata, and its territory extended over the Okitama District of Dewa Pro ...

. They had no children, so they adopted a son of Tsunakatsu's younger sister with

Kira Yoshinaka was a ''kōke'' (master of ceremonies). His court title was '' Kōzuke no suke (上野介)''. He is famous as the adversary of Asano Naganori in the events of the Forty-seven rōnin. Although his name (義央) has been long pronounced as "Yoshi ...

. She died in 1658 because she was poisoned by her mother, Shoko-in (1620–1691).

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