Lady Myōkyū

Lady Myōkyū
Native name 妙玖夫人
Nickname(s) Chiyojumaru (千代寿丸)
Born 1499
Aki Province
Died January 2, 1546
(aged 46 or 47)
Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle, Aki Province
Allegiance Kikkawa clan
Mōri clan
Relations Father: Kikkawa Kunitsune (吉川国経)
Mother: Takahashi Naonobu's daughter
(高橋直信の娘)

Lady Myōkyū (妙玖夫人, 1466 – February 13, 1506) was a lady of Aki Province in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. She was the main wife of Mōri Motonari and mother of his first four children. "Myōkyū" is her after marriage name, her real name is unknown but it is speculated to be Masa (玉) or Hisa (久). She was the daughter of Kikkawa Kunitsune and her mother was the daughter of Takahashi Naonobu (高橋直信).

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