Kamehime
Kamehime (亀姫, 27 July 1560 - 1 August 1625) was a Japanese woman from the Sengoku period. She was the eldest daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu with his wife, Lady Tsukiyama.[1] She married Okudaira Nobumasa and he was given Nagashino Castle. She is known to have acted actively in the Siege of Nagashino.[2] Kamehime helped her husband and Torii Suneemon on the mission to cross the enemy army to request aid to her father, Ieyasu in Okazaki and defended the Nagashino castle.[3] After Ieyasu's death she had a large part in the overthrow of Honda Masazumi whom she disliked[2].
In 1625, Kamehime died at age 66, her Buddhist name was Seitokuin and her remains were buried in Kokoku-ji Temple.
Family
- Father: Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Mother: Lady Tsukiyama
- Husband: Okudaira Nobumasa
- Children:
- Okudaira Iemasa (1577-1614) of Utsunomiya Domain.
- Matsudaira Ieharu (1579-1592).
- Matsudaira Tadaaki
- Okudaira Tadamasa
- Daughter married Okubo Tadatsune of Kisai Domain.
References
- ^ Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. Nanzan Institiute for Religion and Culture. 1997. p. 379. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ a b Sadler, A. L. (2010). The Maker of Modern Japan: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Routledge. ISBN 1136924701. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Pitelka, Morgan (2015). Spectacular Accumulation: Material Culture, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Samurai Sociability. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824857349. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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