Tomoe Gozen

Her years of birth and death are unknown. An individual from the late Heian/early Kamakura periods. The beloved concubine of Kiso no Yoshinaka (Minamoto no Yoshinaka), the famous general who earned the title of Sei-i Taishōgun and was defeated by Minamoto no Yoritomo. Constantly by Yoshinaka’s side, a brave woman who frequently accomplished military achievements. Excelling in military prowess, she was famed as a mighty warrior. The daughter of Nakahara no Kanetō, the younger sister of Higuchi Kanemitsu and Imai Kan…