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, , 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 Nobu ...
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 seppu ...
and the sister of
Yodo-dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late- Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerfu ...
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 Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in ...
, 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 the ...
, 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
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 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 C ...
'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, 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, fathering ...
. Her mother,
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 seppu ...
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 unif ...
. "The silk coloured portrait of wife of Takatsugu Kyogoku,"
Digital Cultural Properties of Wakasa Obama

, Gifu prefecture website.
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 C ...
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 or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late- Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerfu ...
, 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.


Family

* Father:
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, fathering ...
(1545-1573) * Mother:
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 seppu ...
(1547-1583) * Step-Father:
Shibata Katsuie or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1575 Battle of Nagashino an ...
(1522-1583) * Foster Father:
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 C ...
(1537-1598) * Husbands: ** Saji Kazunari (m. 1583 div. 1584) ** Toyotomi Hidekatsu (m. 1591–1592) **
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 ...
(m. 1595) * Children:


by Hidekatsu

* Toyotomi Sadako (1592–1658), adopted by
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 C ...
and
Yodo-dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late- Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerfu ...
later married Kujō Yukiie and later adopted by
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 ...


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, ...
(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 , also known as Kazu-ko, was the Empress consort of Japan as wife of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. She was a prominent and influential figure the Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, because of her collaboration with her parents Oeyo and Tokugawa Hidet ...
(1607-1678)


Timeline

*1573: Born *1573:
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, fathering ...
and Manpukumaru committed suicide,
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 seppu ...
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, several ...
. *1579: Moved to Azuchi Castle from Ise-Ueno Castle *1582:
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 unif ...
was betrayed *1582:
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 seppu ...
married to
Shibata Katsuie or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1575 Battle of Nagashino an ...
*1583:
Shibata Katsuie or was a Japanese samurai and military commander during the Sengoku period. He served Oda Nobunaga as one of his trusted generals, was severely wounded in the 1571 first siege of Nagashima, but then fought in the 1575 Battle of Nagashino an ...
and
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 seppu ...
committed suicide *1583: Married Saji Kazunari *1584: Divorced with Saji Kazunari *1587: Ohatsu married Kyōgoku Takatsugu *1589:
Yodo-dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late- Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerfu ...
gave birth to Toyotomi Tsurumatsu *1591:
Yodo-dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late- Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerfu ...
's son, Toyotomi Tsurumatsu died *1591: Married with Toyotomi Hidekatsu and moved to Jurakudai *1592: Toyotomi Hidekatsu died *1592: Gave birth to Toyotomi Sadako *1593:
Yodo-dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late- Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerfu ...
gave birth to
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 ...
*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 atrociti ...
committed suicide and Jurakudai was dismantled *1595: Married
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 ...
. *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
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 ...
*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 , also known as Kazu-ko, was the Empress consort of Japan as wife of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. She was a prominent and influential figure the Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, because of her collaboration with her parents Oeyo and Tokugawa Hidet ...
*1607: Sadahime gave birth to Nijō Yasumichi *1607: Hatsu-hime married Kyōgoku Tadataka *1609: Sadahime gave birth to Kujō Michifusa *1611: Katsuhime married Matsudaira Tadanao *1613: Tamahime give birth to Kametsuru-hime *1615:
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 ...
and his mother
Yodo-dono or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late- Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerfu ...
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-shosho ...
*1616: Tamahime gave birth to Eihime *1616: Senhime married to Honda Tadatoki *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 Matsudaira Tadanao 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 , also known as Kazu-ko, was the Empress consort of Japan as wife of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. She was a prominent and influential figure the Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, because of her collaboration with her parents Oeyo and Tokugawa Hidet ...
gave birth to Empress Meishō *1625: Masako gave birth to Onna-ni-no-Miya *1626: Honda Tadatoki died, Senhime went back 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 ...
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 ...
*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 is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It is the main temple of the Jōdo-shū ("Pure Land") Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region,. Its mountain name is San'en-zan (三縁山). Zōjō-ji is notable for its relationship ...
in the Shiba neighborhood of
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
.


Honours

*
Junior First Rank The court ranks of Japan, also known in Japanese language, Japanese as ''ikai'' (位階), are indications of an individual's court rank in Japan based on the system of the Nation, state. ''Ikai'' as a system was originally used in the Ritsuryō, R ...
(November 28, 1626; posthumous)


Taiga drama

NHK's 2011 Taiga drama, '' Gō: Himetachi no Sengoku'', is based on the life of Oeyo who is played by the actress
Juri Ueno is a Japanese actress. She first gained recognition in the 2005 film '' Swing Girls'' where she was a recipient of Newcomer of the Year prize at the Japanese Academy Awards. Ueno achieved mainstream success for playing the titular role in the li ...
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Notable Descendants

Together with Odai no Kata (Ieyasu's mother) and Lady Saigo (mother of Hidetada), Oeyo was the matriarch who stabilized the Tokugawa shogunate. Her descendants became
shogun , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura ...
s,
aristocrats Aristocracy (, ) is a form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats. The term derives from the el, αριστοκρατία (), meaning 'rule of the best'. At the time of the wor ...
and other prominent political figures. It is speculated that her son, Iemitsu, was the last direct male descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu, thus ending the
patrilineality Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritanc ...
of the shogunate for the third generation. * Toyotomi Sadako ** Matsudono Michiaki (1616–1646) ** Nijō Yasumichi *** Nijō Mitsuhira ** Kujō Michifusa *** a daughter married Kujō Kaneharu **** Kujō Sukezane ***** Kujō Morotaka ***** Zuisho-in married Tokugawa Yoshimichi ****** Tokugawa Gorōta ***** Kujō Yukinori ****** Kujō Tanemoto ***** Kujō Naozane ****** Kujō Michisaki ******* Kujō Sukeie ****** Nijō Munemoto ******* Nijō Shigeyori (1751–1768) ******* Nijō Harutaka ******** Nijō Narimichi (1781–1798) ******** Kujō Suketsugu ******** Saionji ******** a daughter married Tokugawa Nariatsu ******** a daughter married Matsudaira Yoritsugu of Hitachi-Fuchū Domain ******** Kujō Hisatada ********* Kujō Asako () to
Emperor Kōmei was the 121st Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'')孝明天皇 (121)/ref> Kōmei's reign spanned the years from 1846 through 1867, corresponding to the final years of the ...
********** Imperial Princess Junko Naishinnō ********** Imperial Princess Fuku ********* Michitaka ********* Matsuzono Hisayoshi ********* Tsurudono Tadayoshi *********
Takatsukasa Hiromichi , son of Kujō Hisatada and adopted son of Takatsukasa Sukehiro, was a kazoku Duke of the Meiji period who served in Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was contr ...
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Nobusuke Takatsukasa Duke , son of Hiromichi, was a Japanese nobleman and politician of the Meiji period (1868–1912) who served as a member of House of Peers in the Diet of Japan. Takatsukasa Nobuhiro was his brother, and Toshimichi was his son. A keen ornitholog ...
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Toshimichi Takatsukasa , son of Duke Nobusuke, was a Japanese researcher of trains. He was a descendant of Tokugawa Yoshinao and consequently was born into an aristocratic family, but, like all Japanese aristocrats, lost his title with the post-war legal reforms of 19 ...
********** Takatsukasa Nobuhiro (1892–1981) *********
Nijō Motohiro Prince , was a Japanese nobleman who served the Meiji government as a court official and member of House of Peers. Biography Nijō Motohiro was born in Kyoto as the eighth son of Kujō Hisatada. He was adopted by Nijō Narinobu, another of the ...
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Nijō Atsumoto , son of Nijō Motohiro, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period (1868–1912). He adopted Nijō Masamaro , son of Nijō Nariyuki, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of P ...
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Nijō Narinobu , son of Nijō Harutaka, was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the Edo period (1603–1868). He married a Tokugawa Juko (1796-1844), daughter of the seventh head of Mito Domain Tokugawa Harutoshi was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo per ...
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Nijō Nariyuki was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the late Edo period and the early Meiji period. He was the last '' kampaku'' regent in Japanese history and the last ''sesshō'' as a subject. He was the 26th head of the Nijō family. Life Nijō Na ...
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Nijō Masamaro , son of Nijō Nariyuki, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of ...
*********** Nijō Toyomoto (1909–1944) *********** Nijō Tamemoto (1911–1985) ******** Nijō Suiko married
Nabeshima Naotomo was a Japanese ''daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were su ...
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Nabeshima Naotada Viscount was the 9th and final ''daimyō'' of Hasunoike Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan (modern-day Saga Prefecture). Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy titles were title of '' Kai no Kami'' and junior 5th, lower grade court ...
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Tokugawa Masako , also known as Kazu-ko, was the Empress consort of Japan as wife of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. She was a prominent and influential figure the Imperial-shogunate ties and relations, because of her collaboration with her parents Oeyo and Tokugawa Hidet ...
, married Emperor Go-Mizunoo ** Empress Meishō ** Imperial Prince Takahito Shinno (1626–1628) ** Imperial Princess On'nani no Miya Naishinno (1625–1651) ** Wakamiya ** Kikumiya ** Imperial Princess Akiko no Miya Naishinno (1629–1675) ** Imperial Princess Noriko no Miya Naishinno (1632–1696) * Katsuhime, married Matsudaira Tadanao ** Matsudaira Mitsunaga (1616–1707) of Takada Domain *** Matsudaira Tsunakata (1633–1674) ** Kamehime (1617–1681) married Takamatsu no Miya Yoshihito-Shinno, son of
Emperor Go-Yōzei was the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Yōzei's reign spanned the years 1586 through to his abdication in 1611, corresponding to the transition between the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the Edo period ...
** Tsuruhime (1618–1671) married Kujō Michifusa *** Third daughter married Asano Tsunaakira *** Fifth daughter married Asano Tsunaakira *** First daughter married Kujō Kaneharu **** Kujō Sukezane ***** Zuisho-in married Tokugawa Yoshimichi ****** Tokugawa Gorota ***** Kujō Morotaka ***** Kujō Yukinori ****** Kujō Tanemoto ****** Nijō Munemoto ******* Nijō Shigeyori (1751–1768) ******* Nijō Harutaka ******** Kujō Hisatada ********* Matsuzono Hisayoshi ********* Tsurudono Tadayoshi *********
Takatsukasa Hiromichi , son of Kujō Hisatada and adopted son of Takatsukasa Sukehiro, was a kazoku Duke of the Meiji period who served in Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was contr ...
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Nobusuke Takatsukasa Duke , son of Hiromichi, was a Japanese nobleman and politician of the Meiji period (1868–1912) who served as a member of House of Peers in the Diet of Japan. Takatsukasa Nobuhiro was his brother, and Toshimichi was his son. A keen ornitholog ...
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Toshimichi Takatsukasa , son of Duke Nobusuke, was a Japanese researcher of trains. He was a descendant of Tokugawa Yoshinao and consequently was born into an aristocratic family, but, like all Japanese aristocrats, lost his title with the post-war legal reforms of 19 ...
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Nijō Motohiro Prince , was a Japanese nobleman who served the Meiji government as a court official and member of House of Peers. Biography Nijō Motohiro was born in Kyoto as the eighth son of Kujō Hisatada. He was adopted by Nijō Narinobu, another of the ...
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Nijō Atsumoto , son of Nijō Motohiro, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period (1868–1912). He adopted Nijō Masamaro , son of Nijō Nariyuki, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of P ...
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Empress Teimei , born , was the wife of Emperor Taishō and the mother of Emperor Shōwa of Japan. Her posthumous name, ''Teimei'', means "enlightened constancy". Biography Sadako Kujō was born on 25 June 1884 in Tokyo, as the fourth daughter of Duke Michita ...
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Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu was the third son of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako) and a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya (formerly Arisugawa-no-miya), one of the four ''shinnōke'' or branches o ...
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Takahito, Prince Mikasa was a Japanese prince, the youngest of the four sons of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako). He was their last surviving child. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). After serving as a junior cavalry officer in t ...
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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the eldest son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and was formerly sixth in the line of succession to the Japanese throne and the ...
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Princess Yoko of Mikasa Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...
************* Princess Akiko of Mikasa ************ Princess Yasuko of Mikasa ************* Tadahiro Konoe (b. 1970) ************
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito. Originally known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, he received the title Prince Katsu ...
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Princess Noriko of Takamado , formerly , is a former member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second daughter of Norihito, Prince Takamado and Hisako, Princess Takamado. She married Kunimaro Senge, a commoner, on 5 October 2014. As a result, she gave up her imperial ...
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Princess Masako of Mikasa , formerly , is a former member of the Imperial Family of Japan. She is the fourth child and second daughter of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. She is the wife of the 16th-generation Soshitsu Sen. Education For her early ...
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Hirohito, Emperor Showa Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...
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Sayako, Princess Nori , formerly , is the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, and the younger sister of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She is an imperial Shinto priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine, curre ...
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Fumihito, Prince Akishino is the younger brother and heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito of Japan and the younger son of Emperor emeritus Akihito and Empress emerita Michiko. Since his marriage in June 1990, he has had the title and has headed his own branch of the i ...
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Princess Mako of Akishino , formerly , is a former member of the Japanese imperial family. She is the eldest child of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, niece of Emperor Naruhito, and granddaughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michik ...
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Naruhito, Emperor of Japan is the current Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era, following the abdication of his father, Akihito. He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession. ...
************** Aiko, Princess Toshi ************ Takako, Princess Suga ************* Yoshihisa Shimazu (b. 1962) ************
Masahito, Prince Hitachi is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the younger brother of Emperor emeritus Akihito. He is the second son and sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun and is third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne. Nobody follows P ...
************ Atsuko, Princess Yori ************ Kazuko, Princess Taka ************ Sachiko, Princess Hisa ************ Shigeko, Princess Teru ************* Mibu Motohiro (b. 1949) ************* Princess Fumiko of Higashikuni (b. 1946) ************* Princess Yuko of Higashikuni (b. 1954) ************* Prince Naohiko Higashikuni ************** Prince Teruhiko Higashikuni ************** Prince Mutsuhiko Higashikuni ************* Prince Nobuhiko Higashikuni (b. 1945) ************** Prince Yukihiko Higashikuni (b. 1974) ******** Nijō Narimichi (1781–1798) ******** Sainjo ******** Kujō Suketsugu ******** Nijō Suiko married
Nabeshima Naotomo was a Japanese ''daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were su ...
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Nabeshima Naotada Viscount was the 9th and final ''daimyō'' of Hasunoike Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan (modern-day Saga Prefecture). Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy titles were title of '' Kai no Kami'' and junior 5th, lower grade court ...
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Nijō Narinobu , son of Nijō Harutaka, was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the Edo period (1603–1868). He married a Tokugawa Juko (1796-1844), daughter of the seventh head of Mito Domain Tokugawa Harutoshi was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo per ...
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Nijō Nariyuki was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the late Edo period and the early Meiji period. He was the last '' kampaku'' regent in Japanese history and the last ''sesshō'' as a subject. He was the 26th head of the Nijō family. Life Nijō Na ...
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Nijō Masamaro , son of Nijō Nariyuki, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of ...
*********** Nijo Toyomoto (1909–1944) *********** Nijo Tamemoto (1911–1985) ***** Kujō Naozane ****** Kujō Michisaki ******* Kujō Sukeie * Senhime – Daughter, married
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 ...
and later married Honda Tadatoki ** Kochiyo (1619–1621) ** Katsuhime (1618–1678) married Ikeda Mitsumasa *** Tsuhime (1636–1717) married Ichijō Norisuke **** Ichijō Kaneteru *** Ikeda Tsunamasa **** Ikeda Tsugumasa ***** Ikeda Munemasa ****** Ikeda Harumasa (1750–1819) ******* Ikeda Narimasa (1779–1833) ****** Sagara Nagahiro (1752–1813) ******* Sagara Yorinori (1774–1856) ******** Sagara Yoriyuki (1798–1850) ********* Ikeda Akimasa (1836–1903) ********** Ikeda Narimasa (1865–1909) *********** Ikeda Tadamasa (1895–1902) *********** Ikeda Nobumasa (1904–1988) ************ Ikeda Takamasa (1926–2012) married Atsuko Ikeda * married Maeda Toshitsune ** Maeda Toshitsugu *** Maeda Masatoshi (1649–1706) ** Manhime (1618–1700) married Asano Mitsuakira *** Asano Naganao (1644–1666) *** Asano Nagateru (1652–1702) *** Asano Tsunaakira **** Asano Tsunanaga ***** Asano Yoshinaga ****** Asano Munetsune ******* Asano Shigeakira ******** Asano Narikata *********
Asano Naritaka Asano Naritaka (November 7, 1817 – February 5, 1868) was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled Hiroshima Domain. His childhood name was Katsukichi (勝吉) later Nagataka (長粛). Family * Father: Asano Narikata * Wife: Tokugawa S ...
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Asano Nagayuki Asano Nagayuki (June 27, 1864 – April 23, 1947) was the 28th family head of the Asano clan, which ruled over Hiroshima Domain before 1871. He was cousin of the last feudal lord (''daimyō'') of Hiroshima Domain Asano Nagakoto, and succeeded hi ...
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Asano Nagatake Asano Nagatake (May 7, 1895 – January 3, 1969) was the 29th family head of the Asano clan, which ruled over Hiroshima Domain before 1871. Family * Father: Asano Nagayuki * Wives: ** Princess Fushimi no Miya Yasuko (1898–1919), daughter of Pri ...
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Asano Nagayoshi Asano Nagayoshi (1927–2007) was the 30th family head of the Asano clan, which ruled over Hiroshima Domain before 1871. Early life Asano's parents were Asano Nagatake and Princess Yamashina no miya Yasuko, daughter of Prince Yamashina Kikumar ...
************* Asano Nagataka (b. 1956) ******** Asano Toshiteru ********* Asano Nagakoto * Komatsuruhime (1613–1630) married Mōri Tadahiro * Tomi-hime (1621–1662) *
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-shosho ...
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Toshinari Maeda , was a Japanese general and the first commander of the Japanese forces in northern Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan, and North Borneo) in World War II. Biography Maeda Toshinari was born the fifth son of the former ''daimyō'' of Nanokaichi Do ...
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Maeda Toshitatsu Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to: People Maeda clan One of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history: ...
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Maeda Toshihiri Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to: People Maeda clan One of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history: ...
(b. 1935) *********** Maeda Toshitaka (b. 1963) ************ Maeda Toshikyo (b. 1993) *** Maeda Yoshinori ****
Maeda Munetoki was an Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 6th ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 7th hereditary chieftain of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. Munetoki was born in Kanazawa as the eldest son of Maeda Yoshinori ...
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Maeda Shigehiro Maeda Shigehiro (前田 重煕; August 18, 1729 – May 10, 1753) was an Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 7th ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 8th hereditary chieftain of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. Shige ...
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Maeda Shigenobu was an Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 8th ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 9th hereditary chieftain of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. Shigenobu was born in Kanazawa as the fifth son of Maeda Yoshinori. Hi ...
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Yoshitsugu Maeda Yoshitsugu is a masculine Japanese name, Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshitsugu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義次, "justice, next" *義嗣, "justice, succession" *義継, ...
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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, ...
** Chiyohime- daughter married Tokugawa Mitsutomo *** Tokugawa Tsunanari ****
Matsudaira Yoshitaka The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of th ...
**** Tokugawa Tsugutomo **** Matsuhime, married Maeda Yoshinori **** Tokugawa Muneharu **** Tokugawa Yoshimichi ***** Tokugawa Gorōta ***** Shinjuin (1706–1757) married Kujō Yukinori ****** Kujō Tanemoto ****** Nijō Munemoto ******* Nijō Shigeyoshi (1751–1768) ******* Nijō Harutaka ******** Nijō Suiko married
Nabeshima Naotomo was a Japanese ''daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were su ...
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Nabeshima Naotada Viscount was the 9th and final ''daimyō'' of Hasunoike Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan (modern-day Saga Prefecture). Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy titles were title of '' Kai no Kami'' and junior 5th, lower grade court ...
******** Nijo Narimichi ******** Saionji ******** Kujō Suketsugu ********
Nijō Narinobu , son of Nijō Harutaka, was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the Edo period (1603–1868). He married a Tokugawa Juko (1796-1844), daughter of the seventh head of Mito Domain Tokugawa Harutoshi was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo per ...
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Nijō Nariyuki was a Japanese '' kugyō'' (court noble) of the late Edo period and the early Meiji period. He was the last '' kampaku'' regent in Japanese history and the last ''sesshō'' as a subject. He was the 26th head of the Nijō family. Life Nijō Na ...
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Nijō Masamaro , son of Nijō Nariyuki, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of ...
********** Nijō Tamemoto (1911–1985) ********** Nijō Toyomoto (1909–1944) ******** Kujo Hisatada ********* Empress Eishō ********** Imperial Princess Junko Naishinno ********** Imperial Princess Fuko *********
Kujō Michitaka , son of regent Kujō Hisatada and adopted son of his brother, Kujō Yukitsune, was a ''kuge'' or Japanese court noble of the late Edo period and politician of the early Meiji era who served as a member of the House of Peers. One of his daughter ...
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Takatsukasa Hiromichi , son of Kujō Hisatada and adopted son of Takatsukasa Sukehiro, was a kazoku Duke of the Meiji period who served in Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was contr ...
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Nobusuke Takatsukasa Duke , son of Hiromichi, was a Japanese nobleman and politician of the Meiji period (1868–1912) who served as a member of House of Peers in the Diet of Japan. Takatsukasa Nobuhiro was his brother, and Toshimichi was his son. A keen ornitholog ...
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Toshimichi Takatsukasa , son of Duke Nobusuke, was a Japanese researcher of trains. He was a descendant of Tokugawa Yoshinao and consequently was born into an aristocratic family, but, like all Japanese aristocrats, lost his title with the post-war legal reforms of 19 ...
********** Takatsukasa Nobuhiro (1892–1981) *********
Nijō Motohiro Prince , was a Japanese nobleman who served the Meiji government as a court official and member of House of Peers. Biography Nijō Motohiro was born in Kyoto as the eighth son of Kujō Hisatada. He was adopted by Nijō Narinobu, another of the ...
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Nijō Atsumoto , son of Nijō Motohiro, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of Peers in the Meiji period (1868–1912). He adopted Nijō Masamaro , son of Nijō Nariyuki, was a Japanese politician who served as a member of House of P ...
********* Tsurudono Tadayoshi ********* Matsuzono Hisayoshi * Tokugawa Ietsuna ** Moyohime (1659–1660) ** Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1659–1660) *
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was the fifth ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, as well as the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.Nussbaum, Louis-F ...
** Tokugawa Tokumatsu (1679–1683) ** Tokugawa Chomatsu (1683–1686) ** Tsuruhime (1677–1704) * Tokugawa Tsunashige ** Matsudaira Kiyotake (1663–1724) *** Matsudaira Kiyokata (1697-1724) ** Tokugawa Ienobu *** Tokugawa Ietsugu *** Tokugawa Daigoro (1709–1710) *** Tokugawa Iechiyo (1707–1707) *** Tokugawa Torakichi (1711–1712) *** Toyo-hime (1681–1681) *** Tokugawa Mugetsuin (1699–1699)


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