Hino Tomiko

Hino Tomiko (日野 富子, 1440 – June 30, 1496) was a prominently placed figure in Muromachi period and the begin of the Sengoku period. She was daughter of and the official wife of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the 8th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (at first Tomiko was betrothed to Ashikaga Yoshikatsu the 7th shōgun but Yoshikatsu died at age of 10), and the mother of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, the 9th shōgun. Her efforts in succession dispute are seen as one of the causes of the Ōnin War and led to the begin of the Sengoku period.

Hino Tomiko

Hino Tomiko (日野 富子, 1440 – June 30, 1496) was a prominently placed figure in Muromachi period and the begin of the Sengoku period. She was daughter of and the official wife of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the 8th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (at first Tomiko was betrothed to Ashikaga Yoshikatsu the 7th shōgun but Yoshikatsu died at age of 10), and the mother of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, the 9th shōgun. Her efforts in succession dispute are seen as one of the causes of the Ōnin War and led to the begin of the Sengoku period.