Kushihashi Teru
Kushihashi Teru was a Japanese noble lady and aristocrat from the Sengoku period. She was Kuroda Yoshitaka's only wife. Daughter of Kushihashi Koresada and the foster daughter of Kodera Masamoto, she was the princess of Shikata castle in Harima Province. In the Battle of Sekigahara, Ishida Mitsunari planned to take her as a political hostage, but with the help of Toshiyasu Kuriyama, Tahei Mori and others retainers, she was able to hide and escape.Life
In the year 1567 she married Kuroda Yoshitaka; gave birth to Kuroda Nagamasa in 1568 and Kuroda Kumanosuke in 1582. When Bessho Nagaharu rebelled against Oda Nobunaga, the Kushihashi clan sided with Nagaharu.