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Hello and welcome to the history of Japan podcast, episode 380, The Three Daughters of Azae, part one.

Today I want to tell a story about a remarkable collection of women whose lives intersected

with some of the most

famous people in Japanese history, but whose stories remain remarkably obscure, despite that fact.

There are a few reasons why this is the case, and of course the first and most obvious is

pure sexism. I think these women led fascinating lives, I hope by the end of these episodes you agree with me.

But because they were women and because they operated primarily as advisors, rather than wielding

political power in their own right, they tended to be relegated to the sidelines of the

historical conversation when they appear at all.

But beyond this, there are other complicating factors when trying to tell a story like this

related to the nature of our sources about the Sengoku era itself.

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