Ueno Tsuruhime (上野鶴姫) was a Japanese female warrior (onna-musha) in the late-Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Mimura Iechika and wife of Ueno Takanori the last leader of Ueno clan. In 1577, she led thirty-four women in a suicidal charge against the Mōri army in the Tsuneyama castle during the Bitchū Conflict .[1]
- ^ Toler, Pamela D. (2019-02-26). Women Warriors: An Unexpected History. Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807064320.
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