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Japanese: 板額 - はんがく

?-? A woman from the Kamakura period.
She was the daughter of Shiro Sukekuni, a powerful lord in Echigo (Niigata Prefecture). She was born with great strength and excelled in archery. In response to the rebellion of Shiro Nagamochi, she raised an army with her nephew Shiro Sukemori in 1201 and fought against the shogunate forces. She fought bravely, demonstrating her skill in archery, with 100% accuracy, but was captured and later became the wife of Asari Yoichi of the Kai Genji clan. Regardless of her name.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

?－?　鎌倉時代の女性。
越後(えちご)(新潟県)の豪族城資国の娘。生まれつき力がつよく,弓術にすぐれた。城長茂(ながもち)の反乱に呼応して,正治(しょうじ)3年(1201)甥(おい)の城資盛とともに挙兵,幕府軍とたたかう。百発百中の射芸で奮戦するが捕らえられ,のち甲斐(かい)源氏の浅利与一の妻となった。坂額ともかく。

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