; . Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; . External links Famous Women of Japanese History . The Samurai Archives Japanese History Page. Shea, L. "Tomoe Gozen - Female Samurai". Bella Online, 2009. 1150s births 1247 deaths 12th-century Japanese women 13th-century Japanese women 12th-century Japanese people 13th-century Japanese people Japanese folklore Japanese women in warfare Women warriors Samurai Minamoto clan Women of medieval Japan Women in 12th-century warfare People of the Genpei War People of Heian-period Japan