Ohatsu

お初
Ohatsu
お初 Ohatsu
	Portrait of Ohatsu
Born	1570
Died	September 30, 1633 (aged 62–63)
Spouse	Kyōgoku Takatsugu
Parents	Azai Nagamasa (father); Oichi (mother);
Family	Azai clan; Toyotomi clan; Kyōgoku clan

Ohatsu (お初) or Ohatsu-no-kata (お初の方) (1570 – September 30, 1633) was a prominently placed figure in the late Sengoku period. She was daughter of Oichi and Nagamasa Azai, and the sister of Yodo-dono and Oeyo. Alongside her sisters, she was active in the political intrigues of her day. Ohatsu's close family ties to both the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan uniquely positioned her to serve as a conduit between the rivals. She acted as a liaison until 1615 in the siege of Osaka, when the Tokugawa eliminated the Toyotomi.^[1]

^ Brinkley, Frank. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 68.

[1] Brinkley, Frank. (1915). A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, p. 68.

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