Otomo Madoko

Otomo Madoko was an Imperial Matchmaker and a powerful force in the Imperial Court during the reigns of Hantei XIX through Hantei XXII. Winter Court: Kyuden Asako, p. 73
== Otomo Family ==
Born in the year 640, Madoka was a younger daughter of Hantei XIX. She was 10 years
old when her brother ascended to the throne and became Emperor Hantei XX. She joined the
Otomo family as Otomo Madoka. Her brother showed extreme favoritism to the Crane, which undermined the political power of her new family. She used her position as a nakodo to maintain Otomo relevance in the Imperial courts. Sword and Fan, p. 183
== Great Famine ==
In the year 660 a Great Famine began, and Madoko questioned whether the Otomo family's traditional drive to put the clans at each other’s throats had gone too far. In 665 Madoka offered her services to Master of Earth Isawa Michikata, who restored the Empire's croplands in return for prestigious marriage arrangements for all his children. Michikata. Sword and Fan, pp. 183-184
== Book of Sun Tao ==
Madoko studied the Book of Sun Tao and in 689, was dared by a Lion diplomat to compare the book to court politics. Recognizing the parallels between a bushi on the battlefield and a courtier in the midst of court, Madoko wrote Subtlety of Court, Winter Court:Kyuden Asako, p. 55 Legend of the Five Rings; Third Edition p. 14 which was considered an essential guide to courtly life. 
== See also ==
* Otomo Madoka/Meta
Category:Imperial Families Members