My tweets

• Thu, 21:23: how about some more marriage trivia? #japan
• Thu, 21:34: 2nd Hanzo Masanari (b1542) had his 1st son, 3rd Hanzo was born in 1565. Masanari was 23.
• Thu, 22:08: tokugawa Ieyasu (b:1543) married Tsukiyamadono (b:1542) in 1557. age 15 and 16 respectively. First son Nobuyasu was born 1559.
• Thu, 22:09: Let's try Date Masamune
• Thu, 22:14: Date Masamune (b.1567) married Yoshihime (b:1568) in 1579. Masa was 12.
• Thu, 22:25: Date Masamune (b.1567) had first child Hidemune (b.1591) through concubine. He was 24. His heir/2nd son was born in 1600.
• Thu, 22:27: The word Seishitsu (正室) means the official wives of noble. Also called legal/lawful wife.
• Thu, 22:28: Sokushisu (側室) means concubine.
• Thu, 22:29: I actually thought of a humor story about one ninja getting advice about having many wives.
• Thu, 22:34: How about some #mafia #trivia?

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