1. Katakura Kita was a Japanese noble lady, aristocrat and retainer of the Date clan during the Sengoku period.
15 Facts About Katakura Kita
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Katakura Kita was the daughter of Oniniwa Yoshinao and Lady Naoko.
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Katakura Kita was the half-sister of Katakura Kagetsuna and Oniniwa Tsunamoto.
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Katakura Kita had knowledge in several areas, she was strategic and had great fighting skills.
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Katakura Kita was the wet nurse of Date Masamune and mentor of Kagetsuna and Masamune.
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Katakura Kita came from the Oniniwa and Katakura clan, who served local lord Date Terumune in Tohoku region.
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Katakura Kita became the teacher of her younger half-brother, Katakura Kagetsuna, who would succeed the leadership of the Katakura clan later.
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However, since Katakura Kita was single, she was really a caretaker for children, she had a strong influence on personality formation and Masamune's success.
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Katakura Kita was present in many of the political matters of the clan Katakura and Date clan.
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Katakura Kita who was the main supporter for Date Masamune succeed the clan's leadership.
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When Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered all his vassals to send their families to the Kyoto palace as hostages, Katakura Kita went with Megohime.
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In 1590s, after Japan was unified under the name of the Toyotomi clan, Katakura Kita acted unilaterally on issues that affected the future of the Date family.
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Katakura Kita lived with Katakura Kagetsuna in near Shiroishi Castle.
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Katakura Kita continued to be active in the policies of the Katakura clan, her expertise in engineering helped reinforce the castle's defenses.
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Katakura Kita died in 1610, at age 72, in Shiroishi Castle.