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'''Asahi no kata''' (朝日の方)([[1543]]-[[February 18]],[[1590]]) was a half-sister of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and wife of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], two of Japan's greatest feudal warlords. She is also called '''Suruga Gozen''' (駿河御膳) and '''Asahi-hime''' (朝日姫), though none of these are names, referring to her as "the person of [[Asahi]]," "the Lady [[Suruga province|Suruga]]," or "Princess Asahi."

Asahi no kata was first married to Saji Hyūga no kami, but when her brother Toyotomi Hideyoshi wished to make peace with Tokugawa Ieyasu after the [[battle of Komaki]], Hideyoshi expressed interest in marrying her to Ieyasu. As a result, Saji Hyūga committed suicide, in order to not pose an obstacle to such a powerful political marriage, and the two were married soon afterwards.

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[[Category:1590 deaths]]

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[[ja:朝日姫]]

[[zh:旭姬]]