Akai Teruko or Myoin-ni was a late-Sengoku period Onna-musha warrior.
10 Facts About Akai Teruko
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Akai Teruko was a daughter of Akai Terumitsu, spouse of Yura Shigeru, a retainer of the Hojo clan, and grandmother of Kaihime.
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The castle that Akai Teruko lived during her early life was the target of constant threats from the Uesugi, Takeda and Later Hojo clans.
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Akai Teruko had a daughter who married the lord of Oshi castle, Narita Ujinaga, during the wedding Teruko's daughter gave birth to Kaihime.
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Akai Teruko's husband, Shigeru, was a warlord who played independence as a Sengoku feudal lord, and switched forces in front of the powerful forces Uesugi and Hojo.
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Akai Teruko attempted to ally with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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At first Akai Teruko was allied with the Hojo clan, she defended Kiryu Castle while her son, Yura Kunishige, was holed-up in Odawara Castle.
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Akai Teruko was greatly admired by Hideyoshi and Toshiie for their heroic deeds as a warrior.
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Akai Teruko died in 1594 and was buried in Togetsu-in in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture.
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Akai Teruko makes appearances in the Samurai Warriors and Nobunaga's Ambition series of games.