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Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前, Japanese pronunciation: [5]) was an onna-musha, a female samurai, mentioned in The Tale of the Heike. [6] There is doubt as to whether she ...
Hangaku Gozen. Another famous female warrior of the Genpei War was Hangaku Gozen. While Tomoe Gozen was an ally of the Minamoto clan, Hangaku allied with the Taira clan. [12] [13] Chancellor Tōin Kinkata (1291–1360) makes mention in his journal Entairyaku (園太暦) of a "predominately female cavalry", but without further explanation. With ...
Her official English name is "Musha-Miko Tomoe", [5] and she is named after the historical female samurai Tomoe Gozen. In Queen's Blade Rebellion , after awakening her ultimate skills in the tournament and returning to Hinomoto, Tomoe was acknowledged as the supreme warrior of Masakado Shrine, and was given the title of Sword Saint Priestess ...
Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前), a Japanese female samurai; Tomoe Hotta (born 1975), Japanese tennis player. Tomoe Hanba (半場 友恵, born 1972), Japanese voice actress; Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas (born 2000), Japanese-Norwegian swimmer; Tomoe Iwata (1904-2018) is a Japanese supercentenarian; Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠, born 1978), Japanese women's footballer
Rokudai Gozen, last descendant of the Taira clan, son of Taira no Koremori, grandson of Taira no Shigemori and great-grandson of Taira no Kiyomori. First reprieved by Minamoto no Yoritomo when he was ca. 12 years old (13 years old Japanese style), but then beheaded when he was ca. 29 years old (30 years old Japanese style) after he had become a ...
Shizuka Gozen (1165–1211), Japanese court dancer and mistress of Minamoto no Yoshitsune Tokiwa Gozen (1123–c. 1180), Japanese noblewoman, mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune Tomoe Gozen (c. 1157–1247), female, possibly fictional, samurai warrior, a concubine of Minamoto no Yoshinaka
Tomoe also is a personal name, dating at least back to Tomoe Gozen (巴御前), a famous female warrior celebrated in The Tale of the Heike account of the Genpei War. In Kyoto's Jidai Matsuri festival, she appears in the Heian period section of the procession in samurai costume, and parades as a symbol of feminine gallantry. [34]
Tomoe Gozen (巴御前, Tomoe Gozen) A witch invited to the Walpurgis with the title of "Mighty Witch", her desire is "Justice". She was an onna-musha from the late Heian period of Japanese history, serving under Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate. Her weapons are a massive ...