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Throughout the Edo period, the role of the Onna-Bugeisha, the exceptional woman warrior, shifted from a focus on fighting and conflict to one of passive obedience as wives and mothers. The ideals of fearless devotion and selflessness were gradually replaced by quiet, compliant, civil obedience.
7 Ιαν 2024 · Empress Jingū was known as a fearless warrior who defied social norms, even allegedly charging into battle disguised as a man while she was pregnant. In 1881, she became the first woman to have her image printed on a Japanese banknote.
17 Δεκ 2022 · Onna-Bugeisha contradicted prevalent Western assumptions about Japanese women in the 19th century. Their story breaks down the lazy dichotomy that attributes domesticity and obedience to women and bravery and a martial spirit to men. Of course, Japanese warrior women were not unique.
During the unification of Japan in 1591, women had to fight to protect Kunohe Castle. Stories of samurai-class women ending their lives in burning castles were meant to illustrate an honorable death, much like the ritual suicide “seppuku” that samurai men practiced.
7 Δεκ 2017 · Accounts tell that she was a woman of exceptional intelligence who had mastered the art of fighting with the traditional Japanese sword known as naginata. When on the battlefield, Nakano Takeko had been noted for her fierce attacks, taking the lives of her adversaries in stunning movements.
19 Μαΐ 2016 · Female warriors were in the noblest class of feudal Japanese society, and would fight alongside men during warfare. Onna-Bugeisha women were trained to use the Naginata, an iconic weapon of the period. The version of the weapon often used by the female warriors was known as the ko-naginata.
1 Νοε 2022 · When several Daimyō (Japanese Lords) began fighting amongst themselves in territory disputes, women served among their armies. These women were both from noble clans and peasant families. These Onna-musha were tasked with protecting villages and castles, along with training younger women in the art of war and the use of the naginata.
