Ōkurakyō no Tsubone
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Lady Okura-kyo Ōkurakyō no Tsubone | |
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大蔵局 | |
 The emblem (mon) of the Toyotomi clan | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 16th-century |
| Died | 1615 |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Ono Satomori |
| Children | Ōno Harunaga Ōno Harufusa Ōno Harutane Ōno Haruzumi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Toyotomi clan |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Osaka |
Lady Ōkurakyō or Ōkurakyō no Tsubone (大蔵局) was a Japanese noble woman and retainer of the Toyotomi clan during the Sengoku period. She was the wet nurse of Yodo-dono and later served her son Toyotomi Hideyori. She wielded great power within the Toyotomi family along with the Ono brothers, playing a crucial role before and during the siege of Osaka.[1]
Lady Ōkurakyō was the wife of Ono Satomori who lived in Tango Province. During this marriage she gave birth to Ono Harunaga, Ono Harufusa, Ono Harutane, Ono Haruzumi. In her early career she served Yodo-dono (Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine and Oichi's daughter) as her wet nurse, and later she began to serve Hideyori (Yodo-dono's son).
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Toyotomi clan leader, died, his first wife, Kodai-in left Osaka castle with Kozosu, Kodai-in's assistant. Later both women decided to support Tokugawa Ieyasu, rival of Yodo-dono and Hideyori. When Hideyoshi died, the clan's leadership was left in the hands of the Council of Five Elders, due to the fact that Hideyori was too young. Later, the Council of the Five Elders goes into crisis and crumbles, so Yodo-dono took substantial control over the clan's leadership. In 1599 following questioning by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Lady Okurakyo's son, Ono Harunaga was banished to Shimotsuke Province, under suspicion of being a ringleader of a failed plot to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu that had been hatched by servants of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Honda Masanobu.