# Midaidokoro > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Midaidokoro > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Midaidokoro.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midaidokoro > Source revision: 1314903450 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Official wife of the Japanese shōgun}} {{onesource|date=April 2017}} {{Italic title|reason=[:Category:Japanese words and phrases](/source/%3ACategory%3AJapanese_words_and_phrases)}} The '''''midaidokoro''''' (御台所) was the official wife of the ''[shōgun](/source/sh%C5%8Dgun)''. During the [Edo period](/source/Edo_period), she resided in the ''[Ōoku](/source/%C5%8Coku)'' of [Edo Castle](/source/Edo_Castle) and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes. ==Heian period== * Miyoshi Takako, wife of [Sakanoue no Tamuramaro](/source/Sakanoue_no_Tamuramaro) and daughter of Miyoshi Kiyotsugu ==Kamakura period== * [Hōjō Masako](/source/H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_Masako), daughter of [Hōjō Tokimasa](/source/H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_Tokimasa), wife of [Minamoto no Yoritomo](/source/Minamoto_no_Yoritomo) and mother of [Minamoto no Yoriie](/source/Minamoto_no_Yoriie) and [Minamoto no Sanetomo](/source/Minamoto_no_Sanetomo) * Wakasa no Tsubone (d.1203), daughter of [Hiki Yoshikazu](/source/Hiki_Yoshikazu) and wife of [Minamoto no Yoriie](/source/Minamoto_no_Yoriie) also mother of Take no Gosho (wife of [Kujo Yoritsune](/source/Kujo_Yoritsune)) * Bomon Nobuko (1193-1274), daughter of [Bomon Nobukiyo](/source/Bomon_Nobukiyo) and wife of [Minamoto no Sanetomo](/source/Minamoto_no_Sanetomo) * Minamoto no Yoshiko or Take no Gosho (1202–1234), daughter of second ''shōgun'' [Minamoto no Yoriie](/source/Minamoto_no_Yoriie) with Wakasa no Tsubone and wife of [Kujo Yoritsune](/source/Kujo_Yoritsune) * Hiwadahime (1230–1247), daughter of [Hojo Tokiuji](/source/Hojo_Tokiuji) and wife of [Kujo Yoritsugu](/source/Kujo_Yoritsugu) * Konoe Saiko (b. 1241), daughter of [Konoe Kanetsune](/source/Konoe_Kanetsune), wife of [Prince Munetaka](/source/Prince_Munetaka) and mother of [Prince Koreyasu](/source/Prince_Koreyasu) * daughter of [Prince Koreyasu](/source/Prince_Koreyasu), wife of [Prince Hisaaki](/source/Prince_Hisaaki) and mother of [Prince Morikuni](/source/Prince_Morikuni) died in 1306. ==Nanbokucho period== * daughter of Kitabatake Moronaga and wife of [Prince Moriyoshi](/source/Prince_Moriyoshi) ==Muromachi period== * Akahashi Toshi (1306–1365), wife of [Ashikaga Takauji](/source/Ashikaga_Takauji) and mother of [Ashikaga Yoshiakira](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshiakira) * Shibukawa Koshi (1332–1392), daughter of [Shibukawa Yoshisue](/source/Shibukawa_Yoshisue) and wife of [Ashikaga Yoshiakira](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshiakira) * Hino Nariko (1351–1405), wife of [Ashikaga Yoshimitsu](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshimitsu) and daughter of [Hino Tokimitsu](/source/Hino_Tokimitsu) * Hino Eiko (1390–1431), wife of [Ashikaga Yoshimochi](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshimochi), daughter of Hino Motoyasu and mother of [Ashikaga Yoshikazu](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshikazu) * Hino Muneko (d. 1447), wife of [Ashikaga Yoshinori](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshinori) and daughter of Hino Shigemitsu * [Hino Tomiko](/source/Hino_Tomiko), wife of [Ashikaga Yoshimasa](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshimasa), daughter of Hino Shigemasa and mother of [Ashikaga Yoshihisa](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshihisa) * Shōun'in, wife of [Ashikaga Yoshihisa](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshihisa) and daughter of Hino Katsumitsu * Seiyun'in, daughter of [Hosokawa Shigeyuki](/source/Hosokawa_Shigeyuki) and wife of [Ashikaga Yoshitane](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshitane) * Hino Akiko, daughter of Hino Nagatoshi, wife of [Ashikaga Yoshizumi](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshizumi) and mother of [Ashikaga Yoshiharu](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshiharu) * Keijuin (1514–1565), daughter of [Konoe Hisamichi](/source/Konoe_Hisamichi), wife of [Ashikaga Yoshiharu](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshiharu) and mother of [Ashikaga Yoshiteru](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshiteru) and [Ashikaga Yoshiaki](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshiaki) * daughter of [Konoe Taneie](/source/Konoe_Taneie) and wife of [Ashikaga Yoshiteru](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshiteru) * Yuki no Tsubone, wife of [Ashikaga Yoshihide](/source/Ashikaga_Yoshihide) ==Edo period== * [Oeyo](/source/Oeyo), daughter of [Azai Nagamasa](/source/Azai_Nagamasa), wife of [Tokugawa Hidetada](/source/Tokugawa_Hidetada) and mother of [Tokugawa Iemitsu](/source/Tokugawa_Iemitsu) * Takatsukasa Takako (1622–1683) later Honriin, wife of [Tokugawa Iemitsu](/source/Tokugawa_Iemitsu) and daughter of [Takatsukasa Nobufusa](/source/Takatsukasa_Nobufusa) * Asa no Miya Akiko (1640–1676) later Koke'in, wife of [Tokugawa Ietsuna](/source/Tokugawa_Ietsuna) and daughter of [Fushimi no Miya Sadakiyo](/source/Fushimi_no_Miya_Sadakiyo) * Takatsukasa Nobuko (1651–1709) later Tenjoin, wife of [Tokugawa Tsunayoshi](/source/Tokugawa_Tsunayoshi) and daughter of [Takatsukasa Norihira](/source/Takatsukasa_Norihira) * Konoe Hiroko (1666–1741) later Ten-ei'in, wife of [Tokugawa Ienobu](/source/Tokugawa_Ienobu) and daughter of [Konoe Motohiro](/source/Konoe_Motohiro) * Yasonomiya Yoshiko Naishinno later Jorin'in-no-Miya (1714-1758), wife of [Tokugawa Ietsugu](/source/Tokugawa_Ietsugu) and daughter of [Emperor Reigen](/source/Emperor_Reigen) * Iso no Miya Tomoko later Haisen'in (1738–1771), wife of [Tokugawa Ieharu](/source/Tokugawa_Ieharu) and daughter of Kan'in no Miya Naohito Shinno * Shimazu no Shigehime or Tadakohime (1773–1844) later Kodai-in, wife of [Tokugawa Ienari](/source/Tokugawa_Ienari) and daughter of Shimazu Shigehide of [Satsuma Domain](/source/Satsuma_Domain) * Arisugawa Takako (1795–1840) later Jokan-in, wife of [Tokugawa Ieyoshi](/source/Tokugawa_Ieyoshi) and daughter of Prince Arisugawa Orihito * Shimazu Atsuhime or Fujiwara no Sumiko, later [Tenshoin](/source/Tenshoin), wife of [Tokugawa Iesada](/source/Tokugawa_Iesada) and daughter of Shimazu Tadatake (1806-1854), adopted daughter of [Shimazu Nariakira](/source/Shimazu_Nariakira) and [Konoe Tadahiro](/source/Konoe_Tadahiro) * [Chikako, Princess Kazu](/source/Chikako%2C_Princess_Kazu), later Seikan'in-no-miya, wife of [Tokugawa Iemochi](/source/Tokugawa_Iemochi) and daughter of [Emperor Ninkō](/source/Emperor_Nink%C5%8D) The first Midaidokoro in this period was wife of the second ''shōgun'', [Tokugawa Hidetada](/source/Tokugawa_Hidetada), because when the [Tokugawa Ieyasu](/source/Tokugawa_Ieyasu) became ''shōgun'', his wives had already died and there was no Midaidokoro at that time. When [Tokugawa Yoshimune](/source/Tokugawa_Yoshimune)'s time came he didn't have Midaidokoro either because his wife had died before he became ''shōgun''. Also when [Tokugawa Ieshige](/source/Tokugawa_Ieshige)'s time, his wife already died. At [Tokugawa Yoshinobu](/source/Tokugawa_Yoshinobu)'s time, he and his wife, [Ichijō Mikako](/source/Ichij%C5%8D_Mikako), did not live together as she did not move into [Edo Castle](/source/Edo_Castle). Thus, her title was officially defined as {{ill|Gorenju|ja|御簾中}}.{{Cite web |title=徳川慶喜大将軍ヲ罷ムルヲ以テ令シテ其称呼ヲ改ム |url=https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/aj/meta/result?IS_KEY_S1=A15071464700&SUM_KIND=SimpleSummary&IS_KIND=detail&IS_SCH=META&IS_STYLE=default&IS_START=1&IS_EXTSCH=&DEF_XSL=default&IS_SORT_KND=ASC&IS_SORT_FLD=&IS_TAG_S1=InD&IS_LYD_DIV=&LIST_VIEW=&ON_LYD=on |access-date=2025-10-02 |website=www.jacar.archives.go.jp}} == See also == * ''[Ōmidaidokoro](/source/%C5%8Cmidaidokoro)'' * ''[Mandokoro](/source/Mandokoro)'' * ''[seishitsu](/source/seishitsu)'' ==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Marriage, unions and partnerships in Japan Category:Japanese historical terms Category:Feudal Japan Category:Japanese words and phrases {{japan-hist-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Midaidokoro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midaidokoro) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midaidokoro?action=history)). 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