Akai Teruko

Akai Teruko
赤井輝子
Akai Teruko; 赤井輝子
Lord of Ushiku; (Yura clan head)
	In office; 1591
Succeeded by	Yura Kunishige
Personal details
Spouse	Yura Shigeru
Children	Yura Kinishige; Nagao Akinaga
Parent	Akai Terumitsu (father);
Relatives	Kaihime (granddaughter)
Military service
Allegiance	Akai clan; Later Hōjō clan; Toyotomi clan
Unit	Yura clan
Battles/wars	Siege of Kanayama castle; Siege of Odawara (1590); Siege of Matsuida castle

Akai Teruko (赤井輝子, November 6, 1514 – December 17, 1594) or Myoin-ni (妙印尼) was a late-Sengoku period Onna-musha warrior. Teruko was a woman trained in ko-naginata, fought in many battles when younger and commanded three thousand soldiers in Kanayama castle at 70 years old.^[1] She was a daughter of Akai Terumitsu, spouse of Yura Shigeru, a retainer of the Hōjō clan, and grandmother of Kaihime.^[2]

In contrast to her famous granddaughter, Kaihime, who was known as "The most beautiful woman in east Japan" (東国無双の美人), Teruko was known as ''The strongest woman in the Warring States Period'' (戦国時代最強の女丈夫).^[3]

^ 新田の史蹟 (in Japanese). 岡部福蔵. 1938.
^ Jōmo oyobi Jōmojin (in Japanese). 1931.
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[:1-1] 新田の史蹟 (in Japanese). 岡部福蔵. 1938.

[:0-2] Jōmo oyobi Jōmojin (in Japanese). 1931.

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Akai Teruko 赤井輝子


Lord of Ushiku (Yura clan head)
In office 1591
Succeeded by	Yura Kunishige

Personal details
Spouse	Yura Shigeru
Children	Yura Kinishige Nagao Akinaga
Parent	Akai Terumitsu (father)
Relatives	Kaihime (granddaughter)
Military service
Allegiance	Akai clan Later Hōjō clan Toyotomi clan
Unit	Yura clan
Battles/wars	Siege of Kanayama castle Siege of Odawara (1590) Siege of Matsuida castle