Akohime
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JapanLady Motochika (Lady Nana)
Chōsokabe clanAkohime | |
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阿古姫 | |
| Personal life | |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Parent(s) | Chōsokabe Motochika Lady Motochika (Lady Nana) |
| Occupation | Retainer of samurai clan |
| Military service | |
| Unit | Chōsokabe clan |
Akohime (阿古姫) was a Japanese noble woman from the Chōsokabe clan during the Sengoku period to the early Edo period. She was the daughter of Chōsokabe Motochika, the daimyō of Tosa Province in Shikoku. She was the last notable survivor of the clan after the Siege of Osaka; being responsible for continuing the Chōsokabe's lineage in Sendai domain when she became retainer of Date Masamune.
Akohime was the daughter of Chōsokabe Motochika, known for having unified the island of Shikoku. She was also the sister of Chōsokabe Morichika and wife of Satake Chikanao, a retainer of the Chōsokabe, and bore two sons which would later be known as Igarashi Motonari e Shibata Tomomoto.
In 1615, during the Summer Campaign of the Siege of Ōsaka, Akohime accompanied the Chōsokabe army who were allies of the Toyotomi clan in the fight against the Tokugawa clan. Akohime, Chikanao and Chōsokabe Morichika enter Ōsaka Castle, but the Toyotomi lost the battle while Chikanao was killed in action. When Ōsaka Castle fell, Akohime and her two sons were captured by soldiers under the command of Date Masamune, the head of the Sendai domain. Masamune spared the lives of Akohime and her sons, after which Akohime served as a personal maid of the Date family under the name of Chūjō.