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Takeda Shingen

1521–1573 · 16th century

Takeda Shingen was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period who ruled Kai province and expanded into Shinano and Suruga. He fought Uesugi Kenshin in the battles of Kawanakajima and clashed with the Imagawa and Hōjō. In 1573 he defeated Tokugawa Ieyasu at Mikatagahara but died soon after, and his heir was crushed at Nagashino in 1575.

Takeda Shingen
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Mentioned in 5 state histories

Imagawa clan domainLater Hojo clan domainTakeda clan domainUesugi clan domainTokugawa clan domain

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