Maeda Chiyo

Maeda Chiyo (前田千世) or Shunkō-in (春香院, 1580–1641) was a Japanese noble woman from the Sengoku period. She was from the samurai-class Maeda clan, her father was Maeda Toshiie and her mother was Maeda Matsu. Chiyo was first married to Hosokawa Tadataka, and later to Murai Nagatsugu.

She was present during the incident that caused the death of her mother-in-law, Hosokawa Gracia, in the Sekigahara Campaign, abandoning her residence to take refuge in the Ukita residence of her sister, Gohime, who was part of Western army (Hosokawa's enemy army at the time); this event led to her expulsion from the Hosokawa clan along with Hosokawa Tadaoki's heir apparent, Tadataka.