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The onset of the 17th century marked a significant transformation in the social acceptance of women in Japan. Many samurai viewed women purely as child bearers; the concept of a woman being a fit companion for war was no longer conceivable. The relationship between a husband and wife could be correlated to that of a lord and his vassal.
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Oni Gozen (鬼御前) (fl. 16th century) was a Japanese noble lady and onna-musha from the Sengoku period. She was the wife of Hoashi Akinao (帆足鑑直) the retainer of Ōtomo clan. She was a military commander who actively participated in the Kyushu campaign of 1586–1587, helping to repel the Shimazu army from the Ōtomo clan.
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Keigin-ni (慶ぎん尼) was a Japanese noble woman member of Ryūzōji Clan during the Sengoku period. Often referred to as the "Widow of the Ryūzōji," her life was intertwined with the fortunes of the Ryūzōji clan. She was described as a courageous woman and always carried a short sword named ''Fumonshu''. [1]
Anotsu castle tower.. Yuki no Kata and Nobutaka sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu from the Eastern Army when Japan was prepared for the Sekigahara campaign. Nobutaka and his forces were summoned away to aid Ieyasu in punishing Uesugi Kagekatsu as Ishida Mitsunari prepared to attack the western roads towards Edo, Ieyasu's stronghold.
Lady Kai (甲斐姫) ("hime" means lady, princess, woman of noble family), speculated to have been born in 1572, was a Japanese female warrior, onna-musha from the Sengoku Period. She was a daughter of Narita Ujinaga [ ja ] and granddaughter of Akai Teruko , retainers of the Later Hōjō clan in the Kantō region .
Katō Tsune (加藤つね), Shōju-in (松寿院) or Otsune (お安) was a Japanese female warrior from the Sengoku period.She came from the Katō clan and was the wife of the samurai warlord Okumura Nagatomi.