1. Yodo-dono or Yodogimi, known as Lady Chacha, was a Japanese historical figure in the late Sengoku period.
17 Facts About Yodo-dono
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Yodo-dono was the concubine and the second wife of Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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Yodo-dono was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo.
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Yodo-dono, called Chacha in her youth, was the eldest of three daughters of the Sengoku period daimyo Azai Nagamasa.
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Yodo-dono treated her sisters and other relatives fairly, and she was known for her passionate speeches about the Toyotomi's future.
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Yodo-dono founded the temple Yogen-in in memory of her father, Azai Nagamasa, and her mother, Oichi, and she contributed to the restoration of the temples in Koya-san Mountain and others.
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Yodo-dono then moved to Osaka Castle with her son Hideyori, where she planned the restoration of the Toyotomi clan.
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When Mori Terumoto entered Osaka Castle as the overall commander of the Ishida faction, supported by the three commissioners, Yodo-dono maintained a stance of vigilance on behalf of the Toyotomi family.
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Yodo-dono did not issue a warrant of approval for Hideyori, which the Ishida side had hoped for; nor did she initiated Hideyori's deployment.
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When Yodo-dono entertained Ieyasu and offered her sake cup, she insisted that he pass it on to Hideyori.
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Yodo-dono refused his requirement for Hideyori to show his vassalage and go to the capital, Kyoto City.
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In 1601, Yodo-dono's "depression" intensified, as she suffered from chest pains, eating disorders, and headaches, for which she was prescribed medicine by Gensaku Makunaose, as documented in "Gensakudo Sanpoyakuroku".
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In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu was named Shogun by the emperor, and Yodo-dono began to actively resist him.
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Katsumoto proposed that Yodo-dono be sent to Edo as a hostage, hoping to avoid hostilities.
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Yodo-dono sought assistance from daimyos across Japan, but none dared to oppose the shogunate and side with the Toyotomi clan.
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Yodo-dono defended the castle with her son, actively participating in the siege.
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Yodo-dono later told the warriors to make a peace treaty.