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THE LADY OF THE EIGHTH WARD: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND
MILITARY POWER OF NYOIN DURING THE TWELFTH CENTURY, JAPAN
by
Sachiko Kawai
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES)
May 2007
Copyright 2007 Sachiko Kawai
Object Description
| Title | The lady of the eighth ward: political, economic, and military power of nyoin during the twelfth century, Japan |
| Author | Kawai, Sachiko |
| Author email | kawai@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | East Asian Languages & Cultures |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-04-01 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-04-25 |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Piggott, Joan R. Bialock, David Meeks, Lori |
| Abstract | As interest in the study of women and gender in both North America and Asia has grown, scholars of Japan have also increased their knowledge of women's roles and social contributions. Unfortunately, studies of Japanese women have concentrated primarily on the modern period to the present, and have failed to address many issues related to women in the pre-modern era. The objective of this paper is to examine the power of nyoin (a retired queen consort) by focusing on Hachijô-in, who wielded significant political, economic, and military power during the 12th century. She was a successor of the main royal line, provided strong legitimacy to male heirs, inherited many royal estates, and expanded them during a period of domestic warfare. The case of Hachijô-in demonstrates that women of pre-modern Japan are important historical figures worthy of further investigation. Nonetheless, the Japanese public education system does not present her as a significant figure, and there is little research about her available to Western readers. |
| Keyword | Japan; premodern; women; gender; royal princess |
| Geographic subject (country) | Japan |
| Coverage date | 1100/1199 |
| Coverage era | 12th century |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m453 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Kawai, Sachiko |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Kawai-20070425 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Kawai-20070425.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | THE LADY OF THE EIGHTH WARD: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY POWER OF NYOIN DURING THE TWELFTH CENTURY, JAPAN by Sachiko Kawai A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES) May 2007 Copyright 2007 Sachiko Kawai |
