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* ''Distinction: Wife of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] | * ''Distinction: Wife of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] | ||
| − | + | Kôdai-in was the daughter of [[Sugihara Sadatoshi]] and married Hideyoshi around [[1561]]. She proved a trusted confidante to her husband and many letters written to her by Hideyoshi survive. She was given the title Kita no mandokoro after Hideyoshi assumed the post of [[Kampaku]] in [[1585]]. Her husband died in [[1598]] and she afterwards became a nun, retiring in [[1601]] to the [[Kodai-ji|Kôdaiji]] in [[Kyoto]] (where the tombs of Hideyoshi, his mother, and, later, [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] came to rest). Despite their over 30-year relationship, she produced no children with Hideyoshi. | |
| − | Kôdai-in was the daughter of [[Sugihara Sadatoshi]] and married Hideyoshi around [[1561]]. She proved a trusted confidante to her husband and many letters written to her by Hideyoshi survive. She was given the title Kita no mandokoro after Hideyoshi assumed the post of [[Kampaku]] in [[1585]]. Her husband died in [[1598]] and she afterwards became nun, retiring to the [[Kodai-ji|Kôdaiji]] in [[Kyoto]] (where the tombs of Hideyoshi, his mother, and, later, [[Toyotomi Hideyori]] came to rest) | ||
She built [[Kodai-ji|Kôdai-ji]] in Kyoto [[1605]], and Kôdai-in and [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] were buried in the temple. | She built [[Kodai-ji|Kôdai-ji]] in Kyoto [[1605]], and Kôdai-in and [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] were buried in the temple. | ||
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%8F%B0%E9%99%A2 Koudai-In] ''From Japanese Wikipedia'' | * [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%8F%B0%E9%99%A2 Koudai-In] ''From Japanese Wikipedia'' | ||
| + | *''101 Letters of Hideyoshi : The private correspondence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.'' edited and translated by Adriana Boscaro. Sophia University, 1975 (Monumenta Nipponica monographs:54). | ||
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[[Category:Women]][[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Women]][[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:55, 1 September 2013
- Born: 1542 or 1549
- Died: 1624
- Other names: One, Nene
- Title: Kita no madokoro
- Japanese: 高台院 (Koudai-in)
- Distinction: Wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Kôdai-in was the daughter of Sugihara Sadatoshi and married Hideyoshi around 1561. She proved a trusted confidante to her husband and many letters written to her by Hideyoshi survive. She was given the title Kita no mandokoro after Hideyoshi assumed the post of Kampaku in 1585. Her husband died in 1598 and she afterwards became a nun, retiring in 1601 to the Kôdaiji in Kyoto (where the tombs of Hideyoshi, his mother, and, later, Toyotomi Hideyori came to rest). Despite their over 30-year relationship, she produced no children with Hideyoshi. She built Kôdai-ji in Kyoto 1605, and Kôdai-in and Hideyoshi were buried in the temple.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- Koudai-In From Japanese Wikipedia
- 101 Letters of Hideyoshi : The private correspondence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. edited and translated by Adriana Boscaro. Sophia University, 1975 (Monumenta Nipponica monographs:54).
