Hino Tomiko
日野 富子 Hino Tomiko | |
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| Born | 1440 |
| Died | June 30, 1496 (aged ~56 years) |
| Known for | One of Leaders of the Ōnin War |
| Spouse(s) | Ashikaga Yoshimasa |
| Children | Ashikaga Yoshihisa Imaimairi no Tsubone |
| Parent(s) | Hino Shigemasa |
| Relatives |  Hino clan Ashikaga shogunate |
Hino Tomiko (日野 富子, 1440 – June 30, 1496) was a prominently placed figure in Muromachi period and the begin of the Sengoku period. She was daughter of and the official wife of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the 8th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (at first Tomiko was betrothed to Ashikaga Yoshikatsu the 7th shōgun but Yoshikatsu died at age of 10), and the mother of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, the 9th shōgun. Her efforts in succession dispute are seen as one of the causes of the Ōnin War and led to the begin of the Sengoku period.[1]
Early life[]
Hino Tomiko was born into the Hino family, a powerful family whose women became consorts to many previous Shoguns. These familial connections enhanced the Hino's power to control the Shogunate Court. Tomiko was important to strengthen the Hino family relationship with the Shogunate and grow ever more powerful. When Tomiko's social and political status emerged after her marriage to Ashikaga Yoshimasa, she decided to stay active in the shogunal government. She had her first child at ninth day of the first month of 1459, however, the child died the same day. Later she placed the blame for the child's death on its wet nurse, , later exiled to Oki Island on Lake Biwa where she committed suicide.
Ōnin War[]
In 1460, Yoshimasa decided to abdicate his position as Shogun. However, since Tomiko had not given birth to an heir, Yoshimasa convinced his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshimi to succeed him, first in office and then gradually claiming the title of Shogun. Tomiko was against it, although at the time she had no influence to contest Yoshimi's appointment, she stood at war with the shogunate officers and decided to rule until the birth of an heir. When she gave birth to the future Ashikaga Yoshihisa made her the mother of the future shogun. Tomiko went looking for military support to make sure the next successor was from her family lineage. She got support from the Ouchi, Hatakeyama, Shiba and others clans.
With her standing in the , and backed by Yamana Sozen, two clans developed in the capital, Hosokawa clan supporting the newly appointed Shogun, Yoshimi, and the Yamana clan the succession of Yoshihisa. Thus, this desire of Tomiko to place her son in line for the succession led to the Ōnin War.
In popular culture[]
She has been the subject of novels by Ryōtarō Shiba and Michiko Nagai. She also become subject of a novel named Fuyu No Rakijatsu by Eri Kawamaru. Hino Tomiko was a central character in the NHK Taiga drama Hana no Ran.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Hino Tomiko". Daijirin. Archived from the original on 2009-08-04.
- ^ 花の乱: NHK 大河ドラマ・ストリー (Hana no ran: NHK taiga dorama stōrī), 1994
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See also[]
- Onna-bugeisha
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- 1440 births
- 1496 deaths
- Women of medieval Japan
- People of Muromachi-period Japan
- 15th-century Japanese women
- 15th-century politicians
- Japanese women in warfare
- Japanese women in politics
- 15th-century Japanese women writers
- 15th-century Japanese poets