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    Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前, Japanese pronunciation: [tomo.e]) was an onna-musha, female warrior, from the late Heian period of Japanese history. She served samurai...
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    also have an important presence in Japanese literature, with Tomoe Gozen and Hangaku Gozen being famous and influential examples. The Genpei War (1180–1185)...
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    visual representation of the cycle of life. Tomoe also is a personal name, dating at least back to Tomoe Gozen (巴御前), a famous female warrior celebrated...
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  • Tomoe Gozen is a novel by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, published in 1981. Set in an alternate universe resembling feudal Japan, the book combines the tale...
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  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune Tokiwa Gozen (1123–c. 1180), Japanese noblewoman, mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune Tomoe Gozen (c. 1157–1247), female, possibly...
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    included such historical or literary figures as Tomoe Gozen, Shizuka Gozen, and Hōjō Masako. Note: Gozen is not a name, but rather an honorific title, usually...
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    Ōyamazumi Shrine houses two naginata that are said to have been dedicated by Tomoe Gozen and Benkei at the end of the Heian period and they are designated as...
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    Kikuchi Yōsai Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shizuka Gozen. Tomoe Gozen Note: Gozen is not a name, but rather an honorific title, usually translated...
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  • Japanese ultramarathon runner Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前), a Japanese female samurai Tomoe Hotta (born 1975), Japanese tennis player. Tomoe Hanba (半場 友恵, born 1972)...
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    the Kiso Minamoto clan who was most famous for dying at the hands of Tomoe Gozen, the famous onna-musha, whom he failed to capture in battle at the Battle...
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