Kame-hime

Kamehime (, 27 July 1560 – 1 August 1625) was the eldest daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, with his first wife, Lady Tsukiyama. She was the wife of Okudaira Nobumasa. She is primarily recognized as the eldest offspring of Ieyasu, notable for her active participation in the Siege of Nagashino and her significant role in the events leading to the downfall of Honda Masazumi. Biography Early life and family Kamehime was a prominent lady of the Sengoku period, born in the year 1560 in Sunpu. She held a significant position in the tumultuous times of feudal Japan. Kamehime was the eldest daughter of Matsudaira Motoyasu, who later became famous as Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his formal wife, Lady Tsukiyama. Marriage, Siege of Nagashino and Family Life In the year 1573, during a period marked by political maneuvering and alliances, Ieyasu sought to engage the Okudaira clan to counter the influence of the Takeda clan in Okumikawa, a mountainous region in the northeast part of Mikawa Province. This endeavor led to the proposal of Kamehime's marriage to Okudaira Nobumasa, the lord of Shinshiro Castle, as part of a larger alliance orchestrated by Oda Nobunaga.