Kōga ninja

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Kōga ninja were a famed group of feudal Japanese covert agents and mercenaries renowned for their espionage, guerrilla warfare, and stealth tactics.

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Kōga ninja tradition 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf covert agents
mercenaries
ninja
activeInPeriod Muromachi period NERFINISHED
Sengoku period NERFINISHED
associatedWith mountainous terrain
secret training grounds
country Japan
culturalContext Japanese folklore
Japanese military history
era feudal Japan
hasAlternativeName Koga ninja NERFINISHED
Kōga-ryū ninja NERFINISHED
historicalReputation elite spies
masters of irregular warfare
influenced popular culture depictions of ninja
knownFor assassination
espionage
guerrilla warfare
infiltration
intelligence gathering
sabotage
stealth tactics
language Japanese
locatedIn Kōga region NERFINISHED
modern Shiga Prefecture
Ōmi Province NERFINISHED
opposed rival warlords
organizedAs families
local clans
partOf Kōga-ryū NERFINISHED
served various daimyō
sharesReputationWith Iga ninja NERFINISHED
socialStatus lower samurai class
peasant class
trainedIn concealment
martial arts
navigation
survival skills
usedTechnique arson
disguise
night operations
poisoning
psychological warfare
usedWeapon blowgun
short sword
shuriken

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Kōka historicallyFamousFor Kōga ninja
this entity surface form: Kōga ninja tradition
Kōka knownFor Kōga ninja
Kōka, Shiga Prefecture knownFor Kōga ninja