Otazu no kata

Otazu no kata お田鶴の方
Castellan of Hikuma castle (De facto Iio clan head)
In office 1565–1568
Preceded by	Iio Tsuratatsu
Personal details
Born	Probably 1550
Died	December 1568
Spouse	Iio Tsuratatsu
Relatives	Jukei-ni (Grandmother) Imagawa Ujichika (Grandfather) Imagawa Yoshimoto (Uncle) Imagawa Ujizane (cousin)
Military service
Allegiance	Imagawa clan
Unit	Iio clan
Battles/wars	Siege of Hikuma castle

Otazu no kata (お田鶴の方, d. December 1568), Otatsu no kata or Iio Tazu, was a late-Sengoku period onna-musha. She was the wife of Iio Tsuratatsu and retainer of Imagawa clan. When the Imagawa fell into disarray after their defeat at Battle of Okehazama, she turned against them and became leader of the Iio clan after Tsuratatsu's death.^[1]