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Takeda Shingen Succession

Type Event Region Asia Time 1521

In 1521 Takeda Nobutora became head of the Takeda clan of Kai after his father's death; his heir Harunobu (later Shingen) was born the same year.

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  1. 1521Tsutsujigasaki-yakata · Kai ProvinceAfter his father Takeda Nobushige died, Takeda Nobutora succeeded as head of the Takeda of Kai, ruling from Tsutsujigasaki-yakata and beginning to reorganize relations with Kai's warrior families and its military system.
  2. 1521Kai Province · Kai ProvinceNobutora's legitimate son Takeda Harunobu was born in late 1521 and was later named heir. As an adult he took the name Shingen and became one of the most outstanding military commanders of Japan's Sengoku period.
  3. 1521–1530Kai–Shinano border · Kai ProvinceAfter acceding, Nobutora carried out land surveys, reorganized his vassals, and dispatched troops against Suwa, Ogasawara, and others, gradually establishing firm Takeda control over Kai and laying the groundwork for Shingen's later advance into Shinano.

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