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Tomoe Gozen
a female samurai warrior who fought during the Genpei War from 1180 to 1185 CE
Hōjō Masako
political leader of Kamakura shogunate
Shizuka Gozen
Japanese noble
Fujiwara no Tamako
Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan
Taira no Tokuko
empress consort of Japanese emperor Takakura
Fujiwara no Nariko
Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan
Fujiwara no Tashi
empress consort of Japan
Fujiwara no Shimeko
Fujiwara no Teishi (藤原 呈子, also read Fujiwara no Shimeko; 1131 – October 23, 1176) was a Japanese noblewoman (nyoin) of the late Heian period. She was a consort to Emperor Konoe but did not bear him any children and entered religious orders in her mid twenties. Her dharma name was Shōjōkan (清浄観) and her ingō was Kujō-in (九条院).
Fujiwara no Yasuko
Fujiwara no Taishi (藤原 泰子, also read Fujiwara no Yasuko; 1095–1156) was an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Toba of Japan. Her birth name was Fujiwara no Kunshi (藤原 勲子), her ingō was Kaya-no-in (高陽院) and her dharma name upon entering religious orders in 1141 was Shōjōri (清浄理).
Tokiwa Gozen
Japanese noblewoman of the late Heian period; mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Fujiwara no Kanshi
Empress consort of Japan
Fujiwara no Hiroko
daughter of Fujiwara no Yorimichi; empress consort of Go-Reizei
Fujiwara no Kiyoko
Empress consort of Emperor Sutoku of Japan
Fujiwara no Kinshi
Japanese empress
Fujiwara no Ikushi
Empress consort of Japan
Empress Dowager Shichijō-in
Fujiwara no Shokushi (藤原殖子; 1157–1228) was a Japanese noblewoman in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. She may have been known in life as Taneko or Masuko, but today is primarily known by her in title Shichijō-in. After entering Buddhist orders she took the name Shinnyochi. She was the mother of Emperor Go-Toba.