Shizuka Gozen
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"Lady Shizuka" redirects here. For the Japanese given name, see Shizuka. For other uses, see Shizuka (disambiguation).
Shizuka Gozen[1] (静御前) (1165–1211), or Lady Shizuka, one of the most famous women in Japanese history and literature, was a shirabyōshi (court dancer) of the 12th century, and a mistress of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Since she, like many others, are featured largely in the Heike Monogatari (Tale of Heike), Gikeiki (Chronicle of Yoshitsune), and a number of plays of various traditions, her story is quite well known, but it is difficult to separate fact from fiction within it.