Katō Tsune
Kaatō Tsune | |
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Native name | 加藤つね |
Born | 16th century |
Died | Unknown date |
Allegiance | Katō clan Okumura clan Maeda clan |
Battles/wars | Siege of Suemori |
Spouse(s) | Okumura Nagatomi |
Katō Tsune (加藤つね), Shōju-in (松寿院) or Otsune (お安) was a Japanese female warrior (Onna-musha) from the Sengoku period. She came from the Katō clan and was the wife of the samurai warlord Okumura Nagatomi. She helped her family and the Maeda troops resist Sassa Narimasa at the siege of Suemori Castle by providing food and medical aid to injured warriors and arming herself with a naginata to fight beside them during the conflict. In 1599, right before Maeda Toshiie's death, he gave Tsune two pieces of gold in appreciation for her bravery[1][2]
Siege of Suemori castle
Otsune patrols the inside of the castle with a naginata, cheers up the morale of castle soldiers, defend the castle walls from the attack of Narimasa troops consisting of 15,000 men and resisted until the arrival of the troops of
Family
- Father: Katō Yosaburo
- Husband: Okumura Nagatomi (1541 - July 27, 1624)
- Children:
- Okumura Yasuhide (1571 - January 30, 1644)
- Okumura Haru (1568 - May 20, 1620)
- Okumura Haruyuru
See also
References
- ISBN 9781846039522.
- ^ a b 石川県. "紙本著色圓智院妙浄(篠原一孝夫人)画像・紙本著色奥村永福夫妻画像". 石川県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ISBN 9781782000143.