1. Maeda Matsu, known as Omatsu no Kata, was a Japanese noble lady and aristocrat of the 16th century.
24 Facts About Maeda Matsu
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Maeda Matsu was the wife of Maeda Toshiie, who founded the Kaga Domain.
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Maeda Matsu was eternalized for saving the Maeda clan from Tokugawa Ieyasu in Battle of Sekigahara and Siege of Osaka.
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Maeda Matsu has unknown origins, but speculation identifies her as the daughter of Shinohara Kazue, one of Oda Nobuhide's chief archers.
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Maeda Matsu's mother was probably Maeda Toshiie's aunt, which means that she was born as Toshiie's cousin.
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Maeda Matsu is described as a determined person from the first years of life, it is said that she refused to go to the clan that her mother would marry, choosing to be adopted by her uncle.
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The only reliable source about Matsu's early career is that Maeda Toshimasa decided to adopt her after her mother's remarriage.
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Maeda Matsu had her first child, Kohime, when she was thirteen years old.
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Maeda Matsu lived at Fuchu Castle in 1575 and then at Nanao Castle in 1581.
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Maeda Matsu's act is often romanticized as a sign of devotion to Toshiie, although historians argue that it was probably an independent act of self-preservation carried out within her domain of influence.
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Maeda Matsu actively participated in councils, accompanied the Maeda clan to the battlefield in Shizugatake and many other military expeditions.
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Maeda Matsu personally tied Toshiie's helmet with her death poem and dressed the wives of the men for death as the army left for war.
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The Maeda Matsu clan participates in several battles, until the Siege of Odawara in 1590, a battle that led to the unification of Japan in the name of Hideyoshi.
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When Maeda Matsu became aware of the situation, she appealed to Nene to listen to Toshiie's side.
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Maeda Matsu gained the position of nanny of Toyotomi Hideyori.
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Maeda Matsu was in the position of a nanny, such as attending with Hideyoshi's wife and even at the cherry blossom viewing of Daigo and became in her own a retainer of the Toyotomi clan.
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Maeda Matsu rode the sixth palanquin to the grand event.
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Ordinarily she should have been seated within the guests section, but Maeda Matsu's sagacity silenced the ladies from bickering and the event proceeded without incident.
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When Toshiie died, Maeda Matsu became a Buddhist nun and changed her name to Hoshun-In.
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Matsu's seventh daughter, Maeda Chiyo, was the wife of Hosokawa Tadataka of the Eastern Army, and Matsu's fourth daughter, Go, who was adopted by Hideyoshi, was the wife of Ukita Hideie of the Western Army.
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Maeda Matsu spent 14 years as a prisoner at Edo Castle, the capital of the new shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, whom she hated as she watched him, her husband, and Hideyoshi vying for power.
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Maeda Matsu struggled to maintain a friendly relationship with the members of the Tokugawa family, due to her determination, Ieyasu spared the Maeda clan from being annihilated and offered feuds and high social status to Matsu's children.
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Maeda Matsu eventually died in Kanazawa Castle becoming a figure of great respect for her heroic deed.
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Maeda Matsu is depicted as either playable or non-playable characters in the video games: Devil Kings, Sengoku Basara X, Sengoku Basara 2, Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes, Sengoku Basara 3: Utage, Samurai Warriors 2, Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends, Samurai Warriors 3: Empires, Kessen, and Kessen III.