Nene
Sign in to save(died October 17, 1624), formerly known as , , , was an aristocrat and Buddhist nun, founder of the temple Kōdai-ji in Kyoto, Japan. She was formerly the principal samurai wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi under the name of . When she rose in higher political status, she took the title of "Kita no mandokoro". As the matriarch figure of the Toyotomi clan, she led all diplomatic affairs that had to do with the imperial court, and monitored the daimyos' families who were being held hostage at Osaka Castle.
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- Born
- 1546-01-01
- Died
- 1624-10-17
- Works
- 18
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Key facts
- Religious biography.honorific prefix
- Kita no Mandokoro
- Religious biography.name
- Kōdai-in
- Religious biography.native_name
- 高台院
- Religious biography.native_name_lang
- ja
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- Kodai-In ectype cropped.jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Kōdai-in in nun's robe
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.temple
- Kōdai-ji
- Religious biography.church
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- Religious biography.other_names
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1546
- Died
- 17 October 1624
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Spouse
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Image
- Kodai-in Nene enlarged.jpg
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Early life
- As Hideyoshi's wife
- Letter from Oda Nobunaga
- As Hideyoshi's widow
- Death
- Legacy
- Mikazuki Munechika (sword)
- Honours
- See also
- References
- Further reading
(died October 17, 1624), formerly known as , , , was an aristocrat and Buddhist nun, founder of the temple Kōdai-ji in Kyoto, Japan. She was formerly the principal samurai wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi under the name of . When she rose in higher political status, she took the title of "Kita no mandokoro". As the matriarch figure of the Toyotomi clan, she led all diplomatic affairs that had to do with the imperial court, and monitored the daimyos' families who were being held hostage at Osaka Castle.
==Early life== Kōdai-in was born in Owari Province between 1541 and 1549. She was the second daughter of , a descendant of Taira no Sadamori, and the Emperor Kammu (735-806). She was adopted by her maternal uncle Asano Nagakatsu, a descendant of the Toki clan, of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (944-1021), and the Emperor Seiwa (850-881). According to the "Hankanpu" (Genealogy of the Protectors of the Shogunate), she was first supposed to marry Maeda Toshiie, but she became the wife of Hideyoshi.