(? – October 22, 1634) was a

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woman who lived from the

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to the early

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. She was the younger sister of

Kyōgoku Takatsugu was a ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of Ōmi Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. Its nickname is . Under the ''Engishiki'' classification syst ...

. She was first the wife of Wakasa ''

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'' Takeda Motoaki, but after his death she became

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. Her cousin,

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, was also a concubine and both of them were best friends. Hideyoshi granted her the name . After Hideyoshi's death she became a nun under the name . She also moved to Ōtsu Castle, which was under the command of her brother, in

Ōmi Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture. It was one of the provinces that made up the Tōsandō circuit. Its nickname is . Under the ''Engishiki'' classification system, Ōmi was ranked as one of the 13 "great countrie ...

, and she was there when the

Siege of Ōtsu The took place in 1600, concurrent with the battle of Sekigahara. Kyōgoku Takatsugu held Ōtsu castle for the Tokugawa, and commanded the garrison. Mōri Terumoto and Tachibana Muneshige laid siege. The sides negotiated and Takatsugu surrend ...

occurred.

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