Guardian of Tsurusaki Yoshioka Myorin-ni | |
|---|---|
吉岡妙林尼 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 16th-century |
| Died | Unknown |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Spouse | Yoshioka Akioki |
| Children | Yoshioka Munemasu |
| Occupation | Bhikkhunī Onna-musha Military commander |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Dharma names | Myorin-ni |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Ōtomo clan Toyotomi clan |
| Unit | Yoshioka clan |
| Battles / wars | Kyūshū Campaign (1586) |
Myōrin (妙林) or Yoshioka Myorin-ni (吉岡妙林尼) was a late-Sengoku period female warlord onna-musha. She was the wife of Yoshioka Akioki a samurai warlord, and served Otomo clan in Bungo. She was the heroic woman who defended the Otomo clan in the Kyūshū campaign against Shimazu's army. Her contributions to the Kyushu campaign were so significant that they completely changed the course of history and she was highly praised by Japan's most powerful man at the time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Later, she was named Guardian of Tsurusaki, an honorary title due to her heroic acts.[1]
- ^ Bacon, Alice Mabel (2015), "SAMURAI WOMEN", Japanese Girls and Women, Cambridge University Press, pp. 196–227, doi:10.1017/cbo9781316144657.009, ISBN 9781316144657