Ii Naotora
Ii Naotora (井伊 直虎, d. 12 September 1582) was a daimyō of the Sengoku period. She was the daughter and only child of Ii Naomori, the eighteenth head of their clan. She was primarily the head of Ii clan and retainer of the Imagawa clan, because of her efforts, Ii Naotora became a daimyō and received the title "Female Landlord" (女地頭).
Ii Naotora 井伊 直虎 | |
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| Head of Ii clan | |
| In office 1563–1582 | |
| Preceded by | Ii Naomori |
| Succeeded by | Ii Naomasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Probably 1530s |
| Died | September 12, 1582 |
| Children | Ii Naomasa (adopted) Takase (adopted) |
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| Relatives | Lady Tsukiyama (daughter of Ii Naohira's daughter) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Imagawa clan Tokugawa clan |
| Unit | Ii clan |
Naotora is best known for avoiding the decimation of her family and for continuing the lineage of Ii clan. As a relative of Lady Tsukiyama (first consort of Tokugawa Ieyasu), Naotora switched sides to the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa province. The Ii clan that Naotora as guardian of Ii Naomasa protected, prospered for over 200 years and became one of the main samurai clans that formed the Tokugawa Shogunate government.