Who Is Naka (Omandokoro) (Hideyoshi's mother)?
Hideyoshi's mother, said to have dreamed of the sun
Omandokoro
Naka, also known as Omandokoro, was the mother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. She came from Nakamura in Owari Province, and when her son became kampaku (imperial regent) she was called Omandokoro, an honorific for the mother of a kampaku. "Naka" is the name commonly given to her, but it is not confirmed in reliable records.
The Taikoki says she conceived her son after dreaming that the sun entered her bosom. The story makes the ruler's birth seem special, and it may have been told in part to glorify a man who later held great power. This manga also treats the dream as something "said to have happened."
Her husband is given as Chikuami, though some theories name a different man as Hideyoshi's real father. She died in 1592. Hideyoshi, who was at Nagoya in Kyushu, is said to have hurried back when he got the news but did not arrive in time.
Episodes featuring this character2
NEWEpisode 1
He Would Rule Japan. He Owned Nothing.The Boyhood of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
A starving boy leaves home with nothing and, armed only with his mouth and his wits, finds the first master ever to value him. But being too good makes everyone turn their backs on him. He swallows the one sentence that could win it all and walks on toward the next land, carrying a single tiny gourd.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 2
Warm Sandals: Suck-Up or Genius?Tokichiro the Sandal Bearer
Hideyoshi, the lowest servant in the castle, warms his lord's sandals inside his shirt. Then he opens his big mouth and promises to fix a castle wall nobody can finish. Only when he shuts up, listens to the builders, and hands the credit to others do people finally start to move. Is he just a bootlicker, or something more?
19 pages