Saigō-no-Tsubone

Consort of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1552–1589)

Lady Saigō (西郷局 or 西郷の局 Saigō no Tsubone, 1552 – 1 July 1589), also known as Oai, was one of the concubines of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the samurai lord who unified Japan at the end of the sixteenth century and then ruled as shōgun. She was also the mother of the second Tokugawa shōgun, Tokugawa Hidetada. Her contributions were considered so significant that she was posthumously inducted to the Senior First Rank of the Imperial Court, the highest honor that could be conferred by the Emperor of Japan.

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Saigō-no-Tsubone was born on 1552 in Nishikawa Castle, Mikawa, Japan. She was best known as a famous personality. Saigō-no-Tsubone's country of citizenship (nationality) was Japanese. She died on Saturday, 1 July 1589 in Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka, Japan at the age of 37. She is buried at Hōdai-in, Shizuoka city34°58′12″N 138°22′59″E / 34.970102°N 138.383158°E / 34.970102; 138.383158. Her religion is listed as Buddhist. She had black eyes and black hair (color).

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Full name at birth	full name at birth
Claim to fame	claim to fame
Date of birth	1552	edit
Place of birth	Nishikawa Castle, Mikawa, Japan	edit
Date of death	1 July 1589	edit
Age	37 (age at death)
Place of death	Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka, Japan	edit
Resting place	Hōdai-in, Shizuoka city34°58′12″N 138°22′59″E / 34.970102°N 138.383158°E / 34.970102; 138.383158	edit
Occupation	occupation
Occupation category	Other	edit
Nationality	Japanese	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	height
Build	build
Hair color	Black	edit
Eye color	Black	edit
Gender	Female	edit
Ethnicity	Asian	edit
Sexuality	Straight	edit
Religion	Buddhist	edit
Distinctive feature	distinctive feature
Pets	pets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

High school	high school
University	university
Talent agency	talent agency
Political affiliation	political affiliation
Political party	political party

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