Myōki
Myōki (
Defense of Hio Castle
[edit]Myōki's husband was Suwabe Sadakatsu the lord of Hio castle and retainer of Later Hōjō clan.[2] In 1568 Takeda Shingen laid siege in Hachigata Castle, which was controlled by Hōjō Ujikuni, but Ujikuni successfully defended. After this, Shingen launched several attacks in the provinces of Suruga, Totomi, Sagami and Musashi against the Hōjō and Imagawa clan.
In December 1569, Yamagata Masakage marched to the Hio castle, an unexpected attack, Myoki went into battle for an unusual reason, her husband was drunk and could not lead the defense. Myoki decided to take the lead, she left the party with her maids carrying sake, summoned the soldiers, armed herself, and went to the castle door. Therefore, it is said that Sadakatsu entrusted the castle to his wife. She commanded troops on the front line and held it until the warlord woke up.
The case of Hio castle being defended by a woman when the castle lord was drunk gained attention from the enemy army. Even after this, Myōki successfully defended the castle and Takeda's troops retreated.[1]
References
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日本人 名 大 辞典 +Plus,朝 日 日本 歴史 人物 事典 , デジタル版 . "妙 喜 (みょうき)とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-09. - ^ "
武蔵 ・日尾 城 (城郭 放浪 記 )".城郭 放浪 記 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-09.