Being a descendant of the Kyogoku clan, which is the main lineage of the Azai clan, she had a more prestigious background in terms of ancestry than Lady Yodo, who was also Hideyoshi's concubine.
浅井氏の主筋に当たる京極氏の出身だったため、同じく秀吉の側室である淀殿よりも血筋上では名門に連なる。