| Otomo Yoroshiku | |
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| Born: | (c. 1105) |
| Died: | Unknown |
| Parents: | Hantei XXXVIII's Unnamed Brother (adoptive father), Shinjo Gidayu, Otomo Jiko |
| People | |
Otomo Yoroshiku was the niece of Hantei XXXVIII, the only heir to the Imperial Throne besides the young Emperor's son. [1]
Family[]
Yoroshiku's mother was a Lion, who married to a Hantei. [2]
Demeanor[]
Yoroshiku was lovely, impulsive, and spirited. She used to incite her suitors to show off, playing one against the other, and attempting to capture everyone's heart. [3]
Eligibility for marriage[]
Her uncle announced she would be elegible for marriage during the Setsuban Festival held at Ki-Rin's Shrine. The seven Great Clans sent samurai in attendance interested in a political connection with the Hantei. [4] Yoroshiku would stay the winter at Shiro Gisu, in the Asako winter court hosted by Asako Kagetsu in 1121, spending time among the young men who seek to court her. [3] She came with her three maidservants, Kitsu Saia, Kakita Nantoko, and Hida Yauta, her personal nanny since she was born. [5]
Asako winter court[]
Many suitors attended the winter court, and Yoroshiku played with many of them. During an improptu poetry constest Shiba Himitsu accused Yoroshiku was not of the imperial line. [6]
Kidnapped[]
Yoroshiku kidnapped
In 1122 [7] she was kidnapped by a band of ronin led by a man named Niban while attending the winter court. [8] It was believed Niban did it so he could marry her and become a true samurai once more. She was rescued at the Battle at Nightingale Village. [9] Yoroshiku had been kidnapped by Niban's lieutenant, Tobuko, [10] and Niban did not know it before the enemy army was arriving to the Nightingale Village. [11]
True Lineage[]
During the time Niban threatened her life, he told a history, that Shinjo Gidayu had had an affair with Otomo Jiko, and they had had a daughter, Yoroshiku. This event was what led Niban to become a ronin, because he had learned it sixteen years ago. His lord Gidayu requested him to commit seppuku to keep the secret, but Niban escaped. [12]
Winter Court - 1123[]
After she was released, Yoroshiku married, and they attended winter court at Kyuden Seppun in 1123. [13]
See also[]
References
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 32
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Code of Bushido, p. 18
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 5
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 20
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 24
- ↑ Winter Court: Kyuden Kakita, p. 59
- ↑ Way of the Wolf, p. 121
- ↑ Way of the Wolf, p. 45
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 36
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 40
- ↑ Code of Bushido, p. 38
- ↑ Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun, p. 84
The sources relating to this article are in conflict with each other. |
| In the synopsis of the events surrounding Nightingale Village in Way of the Wolf, Yoroshiku's name is misspelled "Yorishiko". |
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