Kōdai-in
Kōdai-in (高台院) (died October 17, 1624), formerly known as Nene (ねね), One (おね), Nei (ねい), 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 Toyotomi Yoshiko (豊臣 吉子). 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.
Kita no Mandokoro Kōdai-in | |
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高台院 | |
Kōdai-in in nun's robe | |
| Castellan of Kyōto New castle (Yamashiro Province) | |
| In office 1599–1623 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1540s Owari Province, Japan |
| Died | October 17, 1624 |
| Resting place | Otama-ya, Kōdai-ji, Kyoto, Japan |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
(m. 1561; died 1598) |
| Children | none |
| Parents |
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| Other names | Nene Toyotomi Yoshiko |
| Dharma names | Kōdai-in Kogetsuni |
| Posthumous name | Hikari no Tenshi |
| Temple | Kōdai-ji |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Kyoto, Japan |
| Consecration | Kōdai-ji |
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