, , or : 1573 – September 15, 1626) was a prominently-placed female figure in the

Azuchi–Momoyama period The was the final phase of the in Japanese history from 1568 to 1600. After the outbreak of the Ōnin War in 1467, the power of the Ashikaga Shogunate effectively collapsed, marking the start of the chaotic Sengoku period. In 1568, Oda Nobuna ...

and early

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...

. She was daughter of

Oichi was a female historical figure in the late Sengoku period. She is known primarily as the mother of three daughters who became prominent figures in their own right – Yodo-dono, Ohatsu Nagamasa had no hope of winning, and chose to commit sepp ...

and the sister of Yodo-dono and Ohatsu. When she rose to higher political status during the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

, she took the title of "'' Ōmidaidokoro''". Following the fall of the

Council of Five Elders The Council of Five Elders (Japanese: 五大老, ''Go-Tairō'') was a group of five powerful feudal lords (Japanese: 大名, '' Daimyō'') formed in 1598 by the Regent (Japanese: 太閤 '' Taikō'') Toyotomi Hideyoshi, shortly before his death th ...

, Oeyo and her sisters were key figures in maintaining a diplomatic relationship between the two most powerful clans of their time,

Toyotomi The was a Japanese clan that ruled over the Japanese before the Edo period. Unity and conflict The most influential figure within the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three "unifiers of Japan". Oda Nobunaga was another primary ...

and Tokugawa. Due to her great contributions to politics at the beginning of the

she was posthumously inducted into the Junior First Rank of the Imperial Court, the second highest honor that could be conferred by the

Emperor of Japan The Emperor of Japan is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. Under the Constitution of Japan, he is defined as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, and his position is derived from "the ...

. Oeyo married three times, first to Saji Kazunari, her cousin, then to

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

's nephew, Toyotomi Hidekatsu. She had a daughter with Hidekatsu named Toyotomi Sadako later married Kujō Yukiie. Her third and last husband

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 ...

became the second Tokugawa ''shōgun''. She was also the mother of his successor

Iemitsu Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third '' shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, w ...

, the third ''shōgun''. She had Senhime, Tamahime, Katsuhime, Hatsuhime, Takechiyo (Iemitsu), and Tadanaga. Hatsuhime was adopted by Oeyo's sister Ohatsu, who is the wife of Kyōgoku Takatsugu. Surviving record books from merchants of luxury goods provide insight into patterns of patronage and taste amongst the privileged class of women like Oeyo and her sisters.

Genealogy

Oeyo, also known as Ogō, was the third and youngest daughter of the Sengoku-period ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominall ...

Azai Nagamasa was a Japanese '' daimyō'' of the Sengoku period known as the brother-in-law and enemy of Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was head of the Azai clan seated at Odani Castle in northern Ōmi Province and married Nobunaga's sister Oichi in 1564, fathe ...

. Her mother,

was the younger sister of

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

. "The silk coloured portrait of wife of Takatsugu Kyogoku,"
Digital Cultural Properties of Wakasa Obama

, Gifu prefecture website.

became the adoptive father and protector of Oeyo in the period before her marriage.Wilson, Richard L. (1985)
''Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743),'' p. 40.
/ref> Oeyo's oldest sister, styled Yodo-dono, Cha-Cha in birth name, was a prominent concubine of Hideyoshi who gave birth to his heir,

Toyotomi Hideyori was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of Japan. His mother, Yodo-dono, was the niece of Oda Nobunaga. Early life Born in 1593, he was Hideyoshi's second son. The birth of Hideyori cr ...

. Oeyo's middle sister, Ohatsu was the wife of Kyōgoku Takatsugu and the mother of

Kyōgoku Tadataka was a Japanese noble and the '' daimyō'' and head of the of Japan during the Tokugawan power grab of the early 17th century. Life His Childhood name was Kumamaro (熊麿). Kyōgoku Tadataka was a member and head of the powerful Kyōgoku cl ...

Family

* Father:

(1545-1573) * Mother:

(1547-1583) * Step-Father: Shibata Katsuie (1522-1583) * Foster Father:

(1537-1598) * Husbands: ** Saji Kazunari (m. 1583 div. 1584) ** Toyotomi Hidekatsu (m. 1591–1592) **

(m. 1595) * Children:

by Hidekatsu

Toyotomi Sadako Toyotomi Sadako (豊臣完子,1592 – 1658) was a Japanese noble woman from the Sengoku period and Edo period. She was a daughter of Toyotomi Hidekatsu (Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nephew) and Oeyo ( Oichi's daughter, Oda Nobunaga niece). In 1609 she ...

(1592–1658), adopted by

and Yodo-dono later married Kujō Yukiie and later adopted by

by Hidetada

* Senhime (1597-1666) * Tamahime (1599-1622) * Katsuhime * Hatsuhime *

Tokugawa Iemitsu Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third '' shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, w ...

(1604-1651) *

Tokugawa Tadanaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. The son of the second ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Hidetada, his elder brother was the third ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemitsu. Life Often called ''Suruga Dainagon'' (the major counsellor of Suruga), ...

(1606-1634) * Tokugawa Masako (1607-1678)

Timeline

*1573: Born *1573:

and Manpukumaru committed suicide,

and her daughters returned to

Oda clan The is a Japanese samurai family who were daimyo and an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, sever ...

. *1579: Moved to

Azuchi Castle was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture. The site of the castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1926, with the designation upgraded to that of ...

from Ise-Ueno Castle *1582:

was betrayed *1582:

married to Shibata Katsuie *1583: Shibata Katsuie and

committed suicide *1583: Married Saji Kazunari *1584: Divorced with Saji Kazunari *1587: Ohatsu married Kyōgoku Takatsugu *1589: Yodo-dono gave birth to Toyotomi Tsurumatsu *1591: Yodo-dono's son, Toyotomi Tsurumatsu died *1591: Married with Toyotomi Hidekatsu and moved to

Jurakudai The Jurakudai or Jurakutei () was a palace constructed at the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Kyoto, Japan. Construction began in 1586, when Hideyoshi had taken the post of , and required nineteen months to complete. Its total area was almost eq ...

*1592: Toyotomi Hidekatsu died *1592: Gave birth to

*1593: Yodo-dono gave birth to

*1595:

Toyotomi Hidetsugu was a daimyō during the Sengoku period of Japan. He was the nephew and retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the unifier and ruler of Japan from 1590 to 1598. Despite being Hideyoshi's closest adult, male relative, Hidetsugu was accused of atrocities ...

committed suicide and

was dismantled *1595: Married

. *1597: May 26: Gave birth to Sen-hime *1599: Aug. 1: Gave birth to Tama-hime (died 9 August 1622) *1601: June 12: Gave birth to Katsu-hime (died 20 March 1672) *1601: Tamahime married Maeda Toshitsune *1602: Aug. 25: Gave birth to Hatsu-hime (died 16 April 1630) *1603: Senhime married to

*1603: June 3: Toyotomi Sadako married Kujō Yukiie *1604: Aug. 12: Gave birth to Iemitsu *1605: Hidetada becomes shogun *1606: June 12: Gave birth to Tadanaga *1607: Nov. 23: Gave birth to Matsu-hime Tokugawa Masako *1607: Sadahime gave birth to Nijō Yasumichi *1607: Hatsu-hime married

*1609: Sadahime gave birth to Kujō Michifusa *1611: Katsuhime married

Matsudaira Tadanao was a Sengoku to early Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 2nd ''daimyō'' of Fukui Domain in Echizen Province. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Matsudaira Tadanao"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 617] Biography Tadanao was born in Settsu P ...

*1613: Tamahime give birth to Kametsuru-hime *1615:

and his mother Yodo-dono committed suicide,

Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Layout The main tower ...

burned and Senhime returned to

Tokugawa Family The is a Japanese dynasty that was formerly a powerful ''daimyō'' family. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and were a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) through the Matsudaira clan. The early history of this clan r ...

. *1615: Sadahime gave birth to Matsudono Michimoto *1615: Tamahime gave birth to

Maeda Mitsutaka was an early-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 4th hereditary chieftain of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. His courtesy titles were ''Chikuzen-no-kami'' and ''Sakonoe-shosh ...

*1616: Tamahime gave birth to Eihime *1616: Senhime married to

Honda Tadatoki was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. Tadatoki was born as the eldest son of Honda Tadamasa. His mother Kumahime was a granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga. In 1616, Tadatoki married Senhime, another granddaughter o ...

*1616: Katsuhime gave birth to Matsudaira Mitsunaga *1617: Tamahime's daughter, Eihime died *1617: Tamahime gave birth to Maeda Toshitsugu *1617: Katsuhime gave birth to Kamehime *1618: Senhime gave birth to (Honda) Katsuhime *1618: Tamahime gave birth to Maeda Toshiharu *1618: (Tokugawa) Katsuhime gave birth to Tsuruhime *1619: Senhime gave birth to Kochiyo *1619: Tamahime gave birth to Mitsuhime *1620: Masako married Emperor Go-Mizunoo *1621: Senhime's son, Kochiyo died *1621: Tamahime gave birth to Tomihime *1622: Katsuhime divorced

and went back to

Tokugawa clan The is a Japanese dynasty that was formerly a powerful '' daimyō'' family. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) and were a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) through the Matsudaira clan. The early history of this cl ...

with her children. *1622: Tamahime gave birth to Natsuhime and died during childbirth *1623: daughter of Tamahime, Natsuhime died *1623: Iemitsu becomes shogun *1623: Iemitsu married Takaatsukasa Takako *1624: Tokugawa Masako gave birth to

Empress Meishō was the 109th monarch of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')明正天皇 (108)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 115. Her reign lasted from 1629 ...

*1625: Masako gave birth to Onna-ni-no-Miya *1626:

died, Senhime went back to

with her daughter *1626: Died while Hidetada and Iemitsu were in

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...

*1626: Received the posthumous court rank of Jūichi-i

Burial

After Hidetada resigned the government to his eldest son in 1623, Oeyo took a Buddhist name, or Sogenin. Her mausoleum can be found at Zōjō-ji in the Shiba neighborhood of

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...

Honours

* Junior First Rank (November 28, 1626; posthumous)

Taiga drama

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's 2011 Taiga drama, '' Gō: Himetachi no Sengoku'', is based on the life of Oeyo who is played by the actress

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Odai no Kata Odai no kata (於大の方, 1528–1602), also known as Dai, Daishi, and Denzûin, was a Japanese noble lady from the Sengoku period. She was the mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. She was the daughter of Mizuno Tadamas ...

(Ieyasu's mother) and Lady Saigo (mother of Hidetada), Oeyo was the matriarch who stabilized the Tokugawa shogunate. Her descendants became

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Asano Mitsuakira Asano Mitsuakira (September 11, 1617 – May 27, 1693) was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period who served as ''daimyō'' of the Hiroshima Domain from 1632 to 1672. His childhood name was Ichimatsu () and later become Iwamatsu (). Family * ...

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Asano Narikata Asano Narikata (November 5, 1773 – January 4, 1831) was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Hiroshima Domain. His childhood name was Jinnosuke (時之丞) later Zenjirō (善次郎). Family * Father: Asano Shigeakira * Mother ...

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Maeda Nariyasu was an Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 12th ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 13th hereditary lord of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. Biography Nariyasu was born in Kanazawa in 1811,

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Tokugawa Tsunanari was ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain during early-Edo period Japan. Biography Tokugawa Tsunanari was the son of the second ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Mitsutomo by his official wife, Chiyohime later Reisen-in, the daughter of ''shōgun'' T ...

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Notes

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* Hickman, Money L., John T. Carpenter and Bruce A. Coats. (2002)
''Japan's Golden Age: Momoyama''.
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* Wilson, Richard L. (1985)
''Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743)''
(PhD thesis/dissertation). Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas.
OCLC 19111312
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