 | This Biography & Later records may lend undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, or controversies. The specific problem is: Heavy focus on the Ikeda clan's movements and political connections than on the figure. Too many "maybe she was there" with Sen's alleged presence without concrete evidence or reliable sources to support it. (November 2023) |
Ikeda Sen | |
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池田せん | |
 Crest of the Ikeda clan | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1560s |
| Died | September 9, 1599 |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | Mori Nagayoshi Nakamura Kazuuji |
| Children | Nakamura Kazutada |
| Parent |
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| Dharma names | Anyōin (若御前) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Oda clan Toyotomi clan Tokugawa clan |
| Unit |  Ikeda clan |
| Commands | Commander of a female Teppō unit |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Yamazaki Battle of Shizugatake Battle of Komaki and Nagakute Battle of Gifu Castle |
Ikeda Sen (池田 せん, birth unknown — 9 September 1599),[1] or Anyōin (安養院),[1] was a late-Sengoku period onna-musha. She was the daughter of Ikeda Tsuneoki and the older sister of Ikeda Terumasa. Mori Nagayoshi (older brother of Mori Ranmaru) was her first husband. She was a woman trained in martial arts and was commander of a unit that consisted of 200 female musketeers (Teppō unit)[2]
Despite having little historical record about her life, Ikeda Sen is described as a female samurai who participated in notable military campaigns and received 10,000 koku, being a female lord or a possible daimyo.[3]