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No. Onna-bugeisha was what they were called which means female warrior, and are sometimes mistaken as samurai. In the feudal age the wives of the samurai were expected to support their husbands, their family, and defend the home. Much of the account of them is over shadowed or down-played, but these female warriors were great fighters. some of the most famous women: Tomoe Gozen, wife of Minamoto Yoshinaka and a fierce warrior very proficient with sword and bow; and Hojo Masako (1157-1225), wife of Minamoto Yoritomo and known as the "nun shogun". So in retrospect women were not referred to as a samurai but were warriors and fought in some battles

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