Oichi no Kata - Oichi no Kata

Japanese: お市の方 - おいちのかた

1547-1583 A woman from the Sengoku to Oda-Toyotomi period.
Born in Tenbun 16. Younger sister of Oda Nobunaga. By order of Nobunaga, she married Azai Nagamasa, lord of Odani Castle in Omi (Shiga Prefecture), in Eiroku 10. She gave birth to three daughters (Yodo-dono, Joko-in, wife of Kyogoku Takatsugu, and Sugen-in, wife of Tokugawa Hidetada) and two sons. After the fall of the Azai clan, she and Shibata Katsuie, whom she remarried, were attacked by Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi, and committed suicide on April 24, Tensho 11, at Kitanosho Castle in Echizen (Fukui Prefecture). She was 37 years old. Born in Owari (Aichi Prefecture). Her given name was Ichi. She was also commonly known as Odani no Kata.
[Proverbs, etc.] Even though I am sleeping in the cold, the cuckoo invites me to a summer night's dream. (Father's poem)

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1547－1583　戦国-織豊時代の女性。
天文(てんぶん)16年生まれ。織田信長の妹。信長の命で,永禄(えいろく)10年近江(おうみ)(滋賀県)小谷(おだに)城主浅井長政にとつぐ。3女(淀殿,京極高次の妻常高院,徳川秀忠の妻崇源(すうげん)院)と2男を生む。浅井氏がほろんだのち再婚した柴田勝家とともに,羽柴(豊臣)秀吉に攻められ天正(てんしょう)11年4月24日越前(えちぜん)(福井県)北庄(きたのしょう)城で自害。37歳。尾張(おわり)(愛知県)出身。名は市。通称は小谷の方とも。
【格言など】さらぬだにうち寝(ぬ)る程も夏の夜の夢路をさそふ郭公(ほととぎす)哉(辞世)

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