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Ōmidaidokoro (大御台所) was a title that can only be given to the past
shōgun ' s official widow or retired shōgun ' s chief consort/wife.
[1] These women had an extraordinary or considerable political power behind the scenes, leading much of the court's events and other events that impacted Japanese history. During the
Edo period she resided in
Ōoku , third corridor (sannomaru).
Akahashi Toshi (1306–1365) wife of
Ashikaga Takauji and mother of
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Shibukawa Koshi (1332–1392), daughter of
Shibukawa Yoshisue and wife of
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Hino Nariko (1351–1405),wife of
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and daughter of
Hino Tokimitsu
Hino Eiko (1390–1431), wife of
Ashikaga Yoshimochi , daughter of Hino Motoyasu and mother of
Ashikaga Yoshikazu
Hino Muneko (d. 1447), wife of
Ashikaga Yoshinori and daughter of Hino Shigemitsu
Hino Tomiko , wife of
Ashikaga Yoshimasa , daughter of Hino Shigemasa and mother of
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
Hino Akiko, daughter of Hino Nagatoshi, wife of
Ashikaga Yoshizumi and mother of
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
Keijuin (1514–1565), daughter of
Konoe Hisamichi , wife of
Ashikaga Yoshiharu and mother of
Ashikaga Yoshiteru
Oeyo , daughter of
Azai Nagamasa , wife of
Tokugawa Hidetada and mother of
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Takatsukasa Takako (1622–1683) later Honriin, wife of
Tokugawa Iemitsu and daughter of
Takatsukasa Nobufusa
Takatsukasa Nobuko (1651–1709) later Tenjoin, wife of
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and daughter of
Takatsukasa Norihira
Konoe Hiroko (1666–1741) later Ten-ei'in, wife of
Tokugawa Ienobu and daughter of
Konoe Motohiro
Imperial Princess Yasonomiya Yoshiko later Jorin'in-no-Miya (1714–1758), wife of
Tokugawa Ietsugu and daughter of
Emperor Reigen
Shimazu no Shigehime or Tadakohime (1773–1844) later Kodai-in, wife of
Tokugawa Ienari and daughter of Shimazu Shigehide of
Satsuma Domain
Shimazu Atsuhime or Fujiwara no Sumiko, later
Tenshō-in , wife of
Tokugawa Iesada , daughter of
Shimazu Nariakira and adopted daughter of
Konoe Tadahiro
Chikako, Princess Kazu , later Seikan'in-no-miya, wife of
Tokugawa Iemochi and daughter of
Emperor Ninkō