1. Lady Kasuga was the wet nurse of the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu.
11 Facts About Lady Kasuga
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Lady Kasuga was one of the best politicians in the Edo period.
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Lady Kasuga stood in front of negotiations with the Imperial Court and contributed to the stabilization of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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Lady Kasuga is counted alongside Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Yagyu Muneyori as one of the Three Tripod Legs, who supported and propped up Iemitsu.
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Lady Kasuga was born in Kuroi Castle of Tanba province, which is where her father's territory was then located.
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Lady Kasuga learned the arts considered essential for the nobles of the Imperial court, including the arts of calligraphy, waka poetry and mixing incense.
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Lady Kasuga was later adopted by her uncle, Inaba Shigemichi, and became the wife of Inaba Masanari, a retainer of Kobayakawa Hidekai During the marriage she had three sons, including Inaba Masakatsu, and an adopted son, Hotta Masatoshi.
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Lady Kasuga was recommended to Tokugawa Ieyasu by Itakura Katsushige for the position of wet nurse for Tokugawa Iemitsu, but there is a theory that Ieyasu chose her on his own.
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Lady Kasuga was chosen for the job as a payment because she helped persuade Kobayakawa Hideaki to join the Eastern Army in the Battle of Sekigahara.
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Lady Kasuga joined the Tokugawa clan as a wet nurse to Tokugawa Iemitsu, heir of Tokugawa Hidetada.
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Lady Kasuga's grave is in Rinsho-in, a temple in Bunkyo, Tokyo; the temple possesses a portrait of Kasuga by Kano Tan'yu.