Back Gracia Hosokawa Czech Hosokawa Gracia German Hosokawa Gracia Spanish هوسوکاوا تاما FA Hosokawa Gracia French Hoszokava Grácia Hungarian Hosokawa Gracia ID Hosokawa Tamako Italian 細川ガラシャ Japanese 호소카와 가라샤 Korean
Hosokawa Gracia | |
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細川ガラシャ | |
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| Born | Akechi Tama (明智たま, Akechi Tama) 1563 |
| Died | August 1600 (aged 36–37) |
| Cause of death | killed by Ogasawara Shōsai under Gracia's request |
| Resting place | Sozenji (Osaka, Japan) 34°44′02″N 135°30′31″E / 34.733778°N 135.5085°E |
| Other names | Akechi Tama (明智玉, Akechi Tama), Akechi Tama (明智珠, Akechi Tama), Akechi Tamako (明智玉子, Akechi Tamako), Akechi Tamako (明智珠子, Akechi Tamako), Shūrinin (秀林院, Shūrinin) |
| Era | Sengoku period-Azuchi–Momoyama period |
| Spouse | Hosokawa Tadaoki |
| Children | Hosokawa Tadataka, Hosokawa Tadaaki, Hosokawa Tadatoshi |
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| Relatives | Hosokawa Fujitaka (Uncle) |
Akechi Tama (明智たま, Akechi Tama), usually referred to as Hosokawa Gracia (細川ガラシャ, Hosokawa Garasha), (1563 – 25 August 1600) was a member of the aristocratic Akechi family from the Sengoku period.[1] Gracia is best known for her role in the Battle of Sekigahara; she was considered to be a political hostage to the Western army led by Ishida Mitsunari. She retracted from committing suicide because of her Catholic faith, breaking the code of conduct imposed on women of the samurai class.
She was the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and Tsumaki Hiroko, the wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki, and a convert to Catholicism.[2][3] As the last notable survivor of the Akechi clan, the clan that planned and executed the assassination of Oda Nobunaga, the first "Great Unifier" of Japan, Gracia's death affected both armies. The incident did much damage to Ishida's reputation, which greatly reduced his chances of recruiting more allies, some of whom were also secretly Christians.
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). "Hosokawa Gracia". Japan Encyclopedia. Translated by Roth, Käthe. Harvard University Press. p. 358. ISBN 9780674017535.
- ^ Cole, A. Louise (1 December 2021). "The Birth of a Martyr: The Metamorphosis of Hosokawa Tama Gracia". The Sixteenth Century Journal. 52 (4): 857–880. doi:10.1086/SCJ5204002. ISSN 0361-0160.
- ^ Ward, Haruko Nawata (2009). "Hosokawa Tama Gracia (1563–25 August 1600): Scholar-Teacher". Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century, 1549-1650. Routledge. pp. 215–236. doi:10.4324/9781315233697-24. ISBN 978-1-315-23369-7.