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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
Miyoshi Takako, wife of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro and daughter of Miyoshi Kiyotsugu
Kamakura period
Hōjō Masako, daughter of Hōjō Tokimasa, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo and mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo
Wakasa no Tsubone (d.1203), daughter of Hiki Yoshikazu and wife of Minamoto no Yoriie also mother of Take no Gosho (wife of Kujo Yoritsune)
Bomon Nobuko (1193-1274), daughter of Bomon Nobukiyo and wife of Minamoto no Sanetomo
Minamoto no Yoshiko or Take no Gosho (1202–1234), daughter of second shōgun Minamoto no Yoriie with Wakasa no Tsubone and wife of Kujo Yoritsune
Hiwadahime (1230–1247), daughter of Hojo Tokiuji and wife of Kujo Yoritsugu
Konoe Saiko (b. 1241), daughter of Konoe Kanetsune, wife of Prince Munetaka and mother of Prince Koreyasu
daughter of Prince Koreyasu, wife of Prince Hisaaki and mother of Prince Morikuni died in 1306.
Nanbokucho period
daughter of Kitabatake Moronaga and wife of Prince Moriyoshi
Muromachi period
Akahashi Toshi (1306–1365), wife of Ashikaga Takauji and mother of Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Shibukawa Koshi (1332–1392), daughter of Shibukawa Yoshisue and wife of Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Hino Nariko (1351–1405), wife of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and daughter of Hino Tokimitsu
Hino Eiko (1390–1431), wife of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, daughter of Hino Motoyasu and mother of Ashikaga Yoshikazu
Hino Muneko (d. 1447), wife of Ashikaga Yoshinori and daughter of Hino Shigemitsu
Hino Tomiko, wife of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, daughter of Hino Shigemasa and mother of Ashikaga Yoshihisa
Shōun'in, wife of Ashikaga Yoshihisa and daughter of Hino Katsumitsu
Seiyun'in, daughter of Hosokawa Shigeyuki and wife of Ashikaga Yoshitane
Hino Akiko, daughter of Hino Nagatoshi, wife of Ashikaga Yoshizumi and mother of Ashikaga Yoshiharu
Keijuin (1514–1565), daughter of Konoe Hisamichi, wife of Ashikaga Yoshiharu and mother of Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Ashikaga Yoshiaki
daughter of Konoe Taneie and wife of Ashikaga Yoshiteru
Yuki no Tsubone, wife of Ashikaga Yoshihide
Edo period
Oeyo, daughter of Azai Nagamasa, wife of Tokugawa Hidetada and mother of Tokugawa Iemitsu
Takatsukasa Takako (1622–1683) later Honriin, wife of Tokugawa Iemitsu and daughter of Takatsukasa Nobufusa
Asa no Miya Akiko (1640–1676) later Koke'in, wife of Tokugawa Ietsuna and daughter of Fushimi no Miya Sadakiyo
Takatsukasa Nobuko (1651–1709) later Tenjoin, wife of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and daughter of Takatsukasa Norihira
Konoe Hiroko (1666–1741) later Ten-ei'in, wife of Tokugawa Ienobu and daughter of Konoe Motohiro
Yasonomiya Yoshiko Naishinno later Jorin'in-no-Miya (1714-1758), wife of Tokugawa Ietsugu and daughter of Emperor Reigen
Iso no Miya Tomoko later Haisen'in (1738–1771), wife of Tokugawa Ieharu and daughter of Kan'in no Miya Naohito Shinno
Shimazu no Shigehime or Tadakohime (1773–1844) later Kodai-in, wife of Tokugawa Ienari and daughter of Shimazu Shigehide of Satsuma Domain
Arisugawa Takako (1795–1840) later Jokan-in, wife of Tokugawa Ieyoshi and daughter of Prince Arisugawa Orihito
Shimazu Atsuhime or Fujiwara no Sumiko, later Tenshoin, wife of Tokugawa Iesada and daughter of Shimazu Tadatake (1806-1854), adopted daughter of Shimazu Nariakira and Konoe Tadahiro
Chikako, Princess Kazu, later Seikan'in-no-miya, wife of Tokugawa Iemochi and daughter of Emperor Ninkō
The first Midaidokoro in this period was wife of the second shōgun, Tokugawa Hidetada, because when the Tokugawa Ieyasu became shōgun, his wives had already died and there was no Midaidokoro at that time. When Tokugawa Yoshimune's time came he didn't have Midaidokoro either because his wife had died before he became shōgun. Also when Tokugawa Ieshige's time, his wife already died. At Tokugawa Yoshinobu's time he and his wife didn't enter Edo castle but they entered Nijo castle so his wife was called "Gorenju".
See also
Ōmidaidokoro
Mandokoro
seishitsu
