Lady Goryū

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Lady Goryū 五龍局
Born	1529 Tajihi-Sarugake Castle, Aki
Died	August 2, 1574(1574-08-02) (aged 44–45)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Goryū (五龍) Goryūhime (五龍姫) Goryū no Kata (五龍の方) Go (五)
Spouse	Shishido Takaie
Children	Shishido Motohide Two daughters Seikōin
Parent(s)	Mōri Motonari Myōkyū
Relatives	One older sister Mōri Takamoto (older brother) Kikkawa Motoharu (younger brother) Kobayakawa Takakage (younger brother)
Family	Mōri clan Shishido clan

Lady Goryū (五龍局, Goryū no Tsubone, 1529^[1] - August 2, 1574^[1]) was a woman from the Sengoku period to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. Her real name was Shin (しん).^[2] She was the second daughter of Mōri Motonari, and the wife of Shishido Takaie.

In 1529, Lady Goryū was born in

In 1534, she married Shishido Takaie, the head of the Shishido clan in Aki Province. Their marriage was part of the reconciliation between Shishido and Motonari. In 1547, Takaie's eldest son, Shishido Motohide, was born. Among the children Lady Goryū had with him, her eldest daughter was married to Kōno Michinobu of Iyo Province, her second daughter married Motonaga (the eldest son of Kikkawa Motoharu), and her third daughter, Seikōin, married Mōri Terumoto; each marriage contributed to solidifying the unity of the Mōri family. There seems to have been a terrible ambiance between Lady Goryū and Lady Shinjō, Motoharu's wife, according to Motonari's Sanshi Kyokunjo.

Lady Goryū died on August 2, 1574, at the age of 46. It is believed the cause of death was a stroke. Her posthumous Buddhist name is Hōkōinden Eishitsu Myōjudaishi (法光院殿栄室妙寿大姉).

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