Oinu no Kata

Oinu (お犬, died September 24, 1582) was a Japanese noblewoman and a member of the prominent Oda clan in the Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oda Nobuhide and the younger sister of Oda Nogunaga, one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period Japan. She is commonly known as Oinu no Kata (お犬の方), "no Kata" indicating her status as an official wife. Life Oinu was the eighth daughter of daimyo Oda Nobuhide. She was the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga and the elder sister of Oichi. Oinu initially married Saji Nobukata, Lord of Ōno Castle, who ruled the western part of Chita in Owari Province. The two had two children, Saji Kazunari and Nakagawa Hideyasu. In 1574, Nobukata was killed in battle during the Sieges of Nagashima, and Oinu returned to her parents' home. She went to live at the Gifu Castle, the residence of her elder brother Nobunaga.