Midaidokoro

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The midaidokoro (御台所) was the official wife of the

shōgun. During the Edo period, she resided in the Ōoku of Edo Castle
and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes.

Heian period

Kamakura period

Nanbokucho period

Muromachi period

Edo period

The first Midaidokoro in this period was wife of the second shōgun,

Nijo castle
so his wife was called "Gorenju".

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