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Uesugi Kagekatsu

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1556–1623 Also known as Uesugi Kagekatsu、上杉景勝、长尾景胜、御馆之乱

A daimyo from Japan's Warring States to early Edo period, adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin, who inherited the Aizu and Yonezawa domains after the Otate …

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  1. 1590–1600Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle · AizuAfter Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Odawara campaign, Uesugi Kagekatsu was transferred from Echigo to Aizu, holding 1.2 million koku and becoming one of the most powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, assisted in governing his domain by retainers such as Naoe Kanetsugu.
  2. 1600Hasedō Castle · DewaAt the Battle of Sekigahara he answered Ishida Mitsunari's call and joined the Western Army, leading 30,000 troops to besiege Hasedō Castle held by Naoe Kanetsugu; failing to take it in time, he was forced to retreat after the collapse of the main camp at Sekigahara, and his Aizu domain was confiscated.
  3. 1601–1623Yonezawa Castle · MutsuAfter his defeat at Sekigahara he apologized to Tokugawa Ieyasu and, through Naoe Kanetsugu's mediation, was transferred to Yonezawa in Mutsu with 300,000 koku, founding the Edo-period Yonezawa domain and carrying on the Uesugi name until the Meiji Restoration.

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