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Shigashi
Shigashi (志賀氏) (-d.1587) was a Japanese noble lady and onna-musha, warrior from the Sengoku period. Shigashi means the lady from Shiga clan and her real name is unknown. She was the wife of Bekki Shigetsura (戸次鎮連) the retainer of Ōtomo clan, the nephew and the son-in-law of famed samurai Bekki Akitsura a.k.a. Tachibana Dōsetsu. She is best known for her role during conflicts between the Shimazu clan and the Ōtomo clan in Kyushu. Biography Shigashi was the daughter of the Ōtomo retainer Shiga Chikamori(志賀親守).鶴谷,139 Her husband, Shigetsura was the Bekki clan head after his father-in-low Bekki Akitsura once retired. Later, Akitsura inherited the headship of Tachibana clan (samurai), Tachibana clan as Tachibana Dōsetsu. Shigashi was the sister of Shiga Chikatsugu, a retainer of the Otomo clan. When the army of Shimazu clan approached Ōtomo land during the Kyūshū Campaign, Kyushu campaign, Shigetsura and some retainers betrayed Ōtomo clan and draw t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiga Chikatsugu
, or , was a samurai who lived in Japan during the Sengoku period and the beginning of the Edo period. He was the son of and the brother of Shigashi and Shiga Chikanori. He and his family served the Ōtomo clan, Otomo clan, a major samurai clan who ruled a large part of the Bungo Province. Biography Shiga Chikatsugu, also known by the names Chikayoshi and Kozaemon no Jō, was probably born in 1566. He is, in his early days, in the service of Ōtomo Sōrin, a Daimyo, daimyō chief of a clan on the island of Kyushu, Kyūshū. He later becomes the owner of Oka Castle, in the former province of Bungo. Chikatsugu was a samurai converted to Christianity by the name of Don Paulo. and he remained faithful to his religion even when Christianity was banned in Japan. Such an environment drew many Christians to this area and also brought Western culture to this place. In the city of Oka there was a cave church used even after the Catholic ban. Kyushu Campaign Chikatsugu's brother Shiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onna-musha
''Onna-musha'' (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan. These women fought in battle alongside samurai men. They were members of the ''bushi'' (warrior) class in feudal Japan and were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war. They also have an important presence in Japanese literature, with Tomoe Gozen and Hangaku Gozen as famous and influential examples representing ''onna-musha''. There were also , female guards of the harems and residences of the wives and concubines of daimyō and clan leaders. Kamakura period The Genpei War (1180–1185) marked the war between the Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji) clans, two very prominent Japanese clans of the late-Heian period. The epic ''The Tale of the Heike'' was composed in the early 13th century in order to commemorate the stories of courageous and devoted samurai. Among those was Tomoe Gozen, servant of Minamoto no Yoshinaka of the Minamoto clan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachibana Dōsetsu
Painting of Tachibana Dōsetsu , born , also as Bekki Akitsura, and Bekki Dōsetsu, was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period who served the Ōtomo clan. He was the father of Tachibana Ginchiyo and adopted father of Tachibana Muneshige. Dōsetsu was born in Yoroigatake Castle, Bungo Province. He led an attack at Tachibana Castle and took both their castle and clan. In 1571, he become the head of Tachibana clan, and changed his name, becoming ''Tachibana Dōsetsu''. He was known as one of the wisest of the Ōtomo retainers and is remembered in part for a letter he sent other leading Ōtomo retainers that included a condemnation of the spread of Christianity in the Ōtomo's domain. Under Otomo Sorin, Dōsetsu fought at Siege of Moji (1561) and Battle of Tatarahama (1569). He was one of Sorin's greatest vassals and, as the keeper of the Tachibana Castle, he was responsible for the defense of the Bungo's northwestern reaches. Dōsetsu was in possession of a famous sword called ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oni Gozen
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 Kyūshū campaign, Kyushu campaign of 1586–1587, helping to repel the Shimazu clan, Shimazu army from the Ōtomo clan. She was nicknamed ''Oni'' (Ogre or Demon) because she proved to be a fierce and brave warrior. She received the Japanese honorifics, honorific suffix ''''Gozen'''', a Japanese term; that means "young lady" or ''honorable''. Biography Oni Gozen, her real name is Aiko No kyōki was the daughter of Kogo Settu no Kami (古後摂津守).. There are no details about her early life. She entered a political marriage with Hoashi Akinao, a samurai warlord. After getting married she became a retainer of Ōtomo Sōrin, Otomo Sorin, the leader of the Otomo clan. Following the wedding, she gave birth to a daughter, who later ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myorin
Myōrin (妙林) or Yoshioka Myorin-ni (吉岡妙林尼) was a late-Sengoku period female warlord onna-musha. She was the wife of Yoshioka Akioki a samurai warlord, and served Otomo clan in Bungo. She was the heroic woman who defended the Otomo clan in the Kyūshū campaign against Shimazu's army. Her contributions to the Kyushu campaign were so significant that they completely changed the course of history and she was highly praised by Japan's most powerful man at the time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Later, she was named Guardian of Tsurusaki, an honorary title due to her heroic acts. Biography Her real name, origin, year of death are unknown but her father was Kyosuke Hayashi. Myōrin-ni was just her Dharma name when she became a Bhikkhunī. She married Yoshioka Nagamasu's son, Yoshioka Akioki. In 1578 Akioki died in the Battle of Mimigawa against Shimazu army, thus his son Yoshioka Munemasu succeeded Yoshioka clan at the age of ten; because he was very young, Myorin took over the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Crest Daki Hana Gyouyou
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Women In 16th-century Warfare
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16th-century Japanese People
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Japanese Women In Warfare
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Women Of Medieval Japan
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People Of Sengoku-period Japan
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Battle Of Hetsugigawa
The was the last battle before the Toyotomi main army's arrival on Kyūshū during Japan's Sengoku period. In 1586 at Hetsugigawa (present Ōnogawa) in Bungo province Toyotomi's vanguard divisions under Chōsokabe Motochika and Sengoku Hidehisa landed on Kyūshū with orders to act defensively until further troops were able to join them. But the advance party decided to disobey Hideyoshi's commands and relieve the castle of Toshimitsu. The Shimazu besieging army noted their approach, and redoubled their efforts to take Toshimitsu castle, so that when the invaders arrived at the Hetsugi river, which flowed within sight of the castle, they could see the flags of Shimazu flying from its towers. Motochika proposed a withdrawal, but his companions, Yoshimune and Hidehisa, insisted on doing battle, so the Shimazu set their trap. The decoy force led by Ijuin Hisanori attacked across the river and then withdrew, which persuaded the allied left wing to follow them. They were met by arq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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