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Uesugi Kenshin's Expansion
In the 1560s, the Echigo daimyo Uesugi Kenshin (then Nagao Kagetora), famed for his righteousness and military prowess, expanded steadily in Kanto an…
Timeline
- 1561Kawanakajima · KawanakajimaIn 1561 Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen fought again at Kawanakajima in Shinano; neither won a decisive victory, but the battle consolidated Uesugi's military prestige in Shinetsu and checked Takeda's eastward expansion.
- 1563–1567Kanto · KantoUesugi Kenshin repeatedly campaigned into Kozuke and Musashi in the name of Kantō Kanrei, fighting Hojo Ujiyasu and Hojo Ujimasa at Odawara, Oshi Castle and elsewhere, seeking to restore his dominance in Kanto and weaken Hojo power.
- 1568–1569Kinai · KinaiBetween 1568 and 1569, at the request of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Uesugi Kenshin contended in the Kinai region with Oda Nobunaga, remnant Miyoshi forces and Rokkaku Yoshisuke; though he never held Kyoto long, this further raised the Echigo Uesugi's weight in national politics.
Sources
- Uesugi Kenshin https://www.britannica.com/biography/Uesugi-Kenshin
- Kawanakajima 1561: Samurai Power Struggle — Stephen Turnbull (2012)