Oinu no Kata お犬 Oinu | |
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![]() Portrait of Oinu no Kata, stored at Ryōan-ji | |
Born | Unknown |
Died | September 24, 1582 |
Spouse | Saji Nobukata Hosokawa Akimoto |
Children | Saji Kazunari Nakagawa Hideyasu Hosokawa Motokatsu |
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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.