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[[Image:Toku-hime.jpg|thumb|Toku-Hime after taking tonsure]]
'''Tokuhime''' (督姫: 1565 &ndash; March 3, 1615) (''[[Hime]]'' means "[[princess]]", "[[lady]]") was a princess during the [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] and [[Edo period]]s of [[History of Japan|Japanese history]].<ref name="titsingh">{{cite book |last1=Titsingh |first1=Isaac |title=Secret memoirs of the shoguns : Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822 |date=2006 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135787387 |page=233 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MN-RAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA233 |access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> She was the second daughter of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]; her mother was Lady Nishigori (''西郡の方''), one of Ieyasu's [[concubine]]s. Tokuhime was also known as '''Ofū''', '''Tomiko''', '''Harima-gozen''', and '''Ryōshō-in'''.


== Life ==
'''Toku-hime''' (督姫: [[1565]]&ndash;[[March 3]], [[1615]]) was a princess during the [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] and [[Edo period]]s of [[History of Japan|Japanese history]]. The second daughter of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], she was also known as '''Ofū''', '''Tomiko''', '''Harima-gozen''', and '''Ryōshō-in'''.
In 1582, the death of [[Oda Nobunaga]] in the [[Incident at Honnōji]] left [[Kai Province|Kai]] and [[Shinano Province]]s without an overlord, and the struggle between Ieyasu and [[Hōjō Ujinao]] began. However, at that time, the two had nearly equal strength, and thinking that a serious war would weaken even the winner, they sought peace. As part of the accord, Ieyasu agreed to give Toku to Ujinao to be his wife.


In 1590, [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] attacked the Hōjō stronghold at [[Odawara Castle]] in the [[Siege of Odawara (1590)|Subjugation of Odawara]], eradicating the Hōjō as a power. At that time, Ujinao appealed to his father-in-law Ieyasu, who prevailed upon Hideyoshi to spare Ujinao and Toku, sending them to [[Mount Kōya]]. In the following year, Ujinao died. Princess Tokuhime and Ujinao had two daughters: Hōshuin-dono. After Ujinao's death, the princess returned to her father, Ieyasu.
In [[1582]], the death of [[Oda Nobunaga]] in the [[Incident at Honnōji]] left [[Kai Province|Kai]] and [[Shinano Province]]s without an overlord, and the struggle between Ieyasu and [[Hojo Ujinao|Hōjō Ujinao]] began. However, at that time, the two had nearly equal strength, and thinking that a serious war would weaken even the winner, they sought peace. As part of the accord, Ieyasu agreed to give Toku to Ujinao to be his wife.


In 1594, Hideyoshi arranged for Toku to marry [[Ikeda Terumasa]]. They gave birth to five sons: Ikeda Teruoki ([[:ja:池田輝興|池田輝興]])<!--- Ikeda Toshitaka (?)--->, Ikeda Teruzumi ([[:ja:池田輝澄|池田輝澄]]), Ikeda Masatsuna ([[:ja:池田政綱|池田政綱]]), Ikeda Tadatsugu ([[:ja:池田忠継|池田忠継]]) and [[Ikeda Tadakatsu]] ([[:ja:池田忠雄|池田忠雄]]); and two daughters: one of them called Furihime (振姫, later known as Kōshōin [[:ja:孝勝院|孝勝院]]). Tadatsugu became the lord of [[Okayama Castle]] at age five, following the death of [[Kobayakawa Hideaki]].
In [[1590]], [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] attacked the Hōjō stronghold at [[Odawara Castle]] in the [[Siege of Odawara (1590)|Subjugation of Odawara]], eradicating the Hōjō as a power. At that time, Ujinao appealed to his father-in-law Ieyasu, who prevailed upon Hideyoshi to spare Ujinao and Toku, sending them to [[Mount Koya|Mount Kōya]]. In the following year, Ujinao died. Because Toku did not have any children by Ujinao, she returned to Ieyasu.


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In [[1594]], Hideyoshi arranged for Toku to marry [[Ikeda Terumasa]]. They gave birth to five sons, including [[Ikeda Tadatsugu]] and [[Ikeda Tadakatsu]]. Tadatsugu became the lord of [[Okayama, Okayama|Okayama]] [[Japanese castle|Castle]] at age five, following the death of [[Kobayakawa Hideaki]], who died without heir. He died of illness following the Winter [[Siege of Osaka]]; Toku's second son Tadakatsu succeeded him.
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Toku-Hime after taking tonsure

Tokuhime (督姫: 1565 – March 3, 1615) (Hime means "princess", "lady") was a princess during the Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history.[1] She was the second daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu; her mother was Lady Nishigori (西郡の方), one of Ieyasu's concubines. Tokuhime was also known as Ofū, Tomiko, Harima-gozen, and Ryōshō-in.

Life

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In 1582, the death of Oda Nobunaga in the Incident at Honnōji left Kai and Shinano Provinces without an overlord, and the struggle between Ieyasu and Hōjō Ujinao began. However, at that time, the two had nearly equal strength, and thinking that a serious war would weaken even the winner, they sought peace. As part of the accord, Ieyasu agreed to give Toku to Ujinao to be his wife.

In 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked the Hōjō stronghold at Odawara Castle in the Subjugation of Odawara, eradicating the Hōjō as a power. At that time, Ujinao appealed to his father-in-law Ieyasu, who prevailed upon Hideyoshi to spare Ujinao and Toku, sending them to Mount Kōya. In the following year, Ujinao died. Princess Tokuhime and Ujinao had two daughters: Hōshuin-dono. After Ujinao's death, the princess returned to her father, Ieyasu.

In 1594, Hideyoshi arranged for Toku to marry Ikeda Terumasa. They gave birth to five sons: Ikeda Teruoki (池田輝興), Ikeda Teruzumi (池田輝澄), Ikeda Masatsuna (池田政綱), Ikeda Tadatsugu (池田忠継) and Ikeda Tadakatsu (池田忠雄); and two daughters: one of them called Furihime (振姫, later known as Kōshōin 孝勝院). Tadatsugu became the lord of Okayama Castle at age five, following the death of Kobayakawa Hideaki.

References

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  1. ^ Titsingh, Isaac (2006). Secret memoirs of the shoguns : Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822. Routledge. p. 233. ISBN 9781135787387. Retrieved January 11, 2020.