Person

Uesugi Kagekatsu

1556–1623 · 16th century

Uesugi Kagekatsu was the adopted heir of Uesugi Kenshin, who won the succession war after Kenshin's death in 1578. Under Toyotomi Hideyoshi he was moved to Aizu with large holdings. He opposed Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1600, and after the Tokugawa victory his lands were cut to the Yonezawa Domain, which his descendants ruled until 1871.

Uesugi Kagekatsu
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Uesugi clan domainYonezawa Domain

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