Jukei-ni Amamidai | |
|---|---|
寿桂尼 | |
.jpg) Jukei-ni in nun's robe | |
| Personal | |
| Born | c.1490[1] |
| Died | April 11, 1568 |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Imagawa Ujichika |
| Children | Imagawa Ujiteru Imagawa Hikogoro Imagawa Yoshimoto Zuikei-in |
| Parent | Nakamikado Nobutane |
| Dharma names | Jukei-ni |
| Senior posting | |
| Consecration | Ryuunji Temple |
| Military career | |
| Unit |  Imagawa clan |
Jukei-ni (寿桂尼, c.1490 - 11 April 1568) was a Japanese noble lady who acted as the power behind the throne or de facto daimyo of the Imagawa clan during the Sengoku period. She was born in the aristocrat Nakamikado Family of Kyoto. Jukei-ni was the wife of Imagawa Ujichika and mother of Imagawa Ujiteru, Imagawa Yoshimoto and Zukei-ni. She acted as guardian and advisor for Ujichika, Ujiteru, Yoshimoto and her grandson Imagawa Ujizane. Jukei-ni is also known as ''Onna Daimyo'' and "Amamidai", once proclaimed that she would "protect Imagawa to her grave".
- ^ It was recorded that Jukei-ni was about 80 years old (by East Asian reckoning) when she died. Thus, her birth year should be in the late 1480s or early 1490s.