Midaidokoro

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The midaidokoro (御台所) was the official wife of the shōgun. During the Edo period, she resided in the Ōoku of Edo Castle and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes.

Kamakura period

Nanbokucho period

Muromachi period

Edo period

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