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Takeda Shingen

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1521–1573 Also known as Takeda Harunobu、Tiger of Kai

Takeda Shingen (1521–1573) was the fourth-generation head of the Takeda clan of Kai in Japan's Sengoku period, renowned for his outstanding military …

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  1. 1541–1560Kai Province · Kai ProvinceAfter exiling his father Nobutora, he consolidated rule over Kai, promulgated the Kōshū Hatto, expanded into Shinano, and repeatedly clashed with the Uesugi clan at Kawanakajima.
  2. 1561–1573Border of Tōtōmi and Mikawa Provinces · Chubu RegionAfter the Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561, he continued to face the Oda and Tokugawa; in 1572 he launched the westward campaign, defeated Tokugawa Ieyasu at Mikatagahara, and drove his forces toward Kyoto. He died of illness at the front at Noda Castle in 1573.

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