Akai Teruko 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.
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JapanStatus
deceased
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Lived 1514 to 1594 · aged 80
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