Yoshihime

Yoshihime
義姫
Born1548
Died(1623-08-13)August 13, 1623
NationalityJapanese
Other namesOhigashi-no-Kata (お東の方)
Hoshunin (保春院).
SpouseDate Terumune
ChildrenDate Masamune
Date Kojiro
Chikohime
Senshihime
ParentMogami Yoshimori
RelativesMogami Yoshiaki (brother)
Onamihime (sister-in-law)
Megohime (daughter-in-law)
Family Mogami clan
Date clan

Yoshihime (義姫, 1548 – August 13, 1623) was a Japanese noble lady and aristocrat from the Sengoku period. She was a daughter of Mogami Yoshimori from the Mogami clan, she married Date Terumune and gave birth to Date Masamune.[1] Yoshihime became known as the Demon Princess of the Ouu (奥 羽 の 鬼 姫) due to her personality and her attempts to usurp the power of the Date clan.[2]

  1. ^ "最上義守/もがみよしもり 歴代最長期の山形城主" (in Japanese). Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum official. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ 榎本秋 (February 2012). 秀吉、家康を手玉に取った男 「東北の独眼竜」伊達政宗 (in Japanese). マガジンハウス. ISBN 9784838723980.