Onamihime
Sign in to saveOnamihime (阿南姫, July 4, 1541 – August 30, 1602) was a late-Sengoku period Onna-musha. She was the first daughter of Date Harumune, sister of Date Terumune and aunt of Date Masamune. She was the ruler of Sukagawa castle in Mutsu Province. She was best known for being a potential enemy of her nephew, Masamune, participating in several campaigns against expansion of the Date clan in the region of Ōshū.
Person
- Born
- 1541-00-00
- Died
- 1602-08-30
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Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Onamihime阿南姫
- Officeholder.office
- Castellan of Sukagawa castle(De facto Nikaidō clan head)
- Officeholder.native_name_lang
- 阿南姫
- Officeholder.termend
- 1589
- Officeholder.termstart
- 1582
- Officeholder.spouse
- Nikaidō Moriyoshi
- Officeholder.relatives
- Date Terumune (brother)Date Masamune (nephew)
- Officeholder.mother
- Kubohime
- Officeholder.father
- Date Harumune
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Nikaidō Yukichika
- Officeholder.allegiance
- 15px Date clan15px Ashina clan15px Satake clan
- Officeholder.image
- 60px
- Officeholder.unit
- 15px Nikaidō clan
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Key dates
- Born
- 1541
- Died
- 30 August 1602
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Father
- Date Harumune
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Image
- Japanese Crest mitumori Kikkou ni Hanabishi.svg
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Article
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Onamihime (阿南姫, July 4, 1541 – August 30, 1602) was a late-Sengoku period Onna-musha. She was the first daughter of Date Harumune, sister of Date Terumune and aunt of Date Masamune. She was the ruler of Sukagawa castle in Mutsu Province. She was best known for being a potential enemy of her nephew, Masamune, participating in several campaigns against expansion of the Date clan in the region of Ōshū.
== Biography == Onamihime was married off to Nikaidō Moriyoshi and they had two sons, Heishiro and Yukichika. Heishiro was sent off as a hostage with the powerful Ashina clan and was adopted turning as Ashina Moritaka. After Moriyoshi and Yukichika death, Onamihime became the owner of the Sukagawa castle, chief representative of the Nikaido clan and took nun name of Daijou-in.