Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前, pronounced [tomo.e]; c. 1157 – 1247)[1] was a late twelfth-century female samurai warrior (onna-bugeisha), known for her bravery.[2] She married Minamoto no Yoshinaka and served him in the Genpei War[3] and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate in Japan.[4]