Takeda Nobushige

1525 (age 36)

He is also known as Takeda Tenkyū (Tenkyū being another rank he held). Nobushige became an important Takeda general and led large forces on several occasions. In 1544, Shingen had a rebellion on his hands. As part of his punitive effort he sent Nobushige to capture Fujisawa Yorichika"s Kōjinyama castle. (He probably succeeded, though sources differ). Katsurao castle, main castle of Murakami Yoshikiyo, fell to Nobushige and Takeda Yoshinobu in 1553. This drove Yoshikiyo to Uesugi Kenshin and was really the last significant act before the start of the Kawanakajima campaigns proper. lieutenant was in this last battle that Takeda Nobushige gave up his life. Sanada Yukimura"s initial name was, in fact, Sanada Nobushige, named after this very person. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". Noritoshi Kashima portrayed Nobushige in Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai"s 2006 Taiga drama. Father: Takeda Nobutora (1493-1574) Brothers: Takematsu (1517-1523) Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) Inuchiyo (1523-1529) Takeda Nobumoto Takeda Nobukado (1529-1582) Matsuo Nobukore (ca 1530s-1571) Takeda Souchi Takeda Nobuzane (ca 1530s-1575) Ichijō Nobutatsu (ca 1539-1582) Sisters: Joukei-in (1519-1550), married Imagawa Yoshimoto Nanshou-in (born 1520) married Anayama Nobutomo Nene (1528-1543) married Suwa Yorishige.

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武田信繁

samurai

Career

He is also known as Takeda Tenkyū (Tenkyū being another rank he held). Nobushige became an important Takeda general and led large forces on several occasions. In 1544, Shingen had a rebellion on his hands.

As part of his punitive effort he sent Nobushige to capture Fujisawa Yorichika"s Kōjinyama castle.

(He probably succeeded, though sources differ). Katsurao castle, main castle of Murakami Yoshikiyo, fell to Nobushige and Takeda Yoshinobu in 1553.

This drove Yoshikiyo to Uesugi Kenshin and was really the last significant act before the start of the Kawanakajima campaigns proper. lieutenant was in this last battle that Takeda Nobushige gave up his life.

Sanada Yukimura"s initial name was, in fact, Sanada Nobushige, named after this very person.

He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". Noritoshi Kashima portrayed Nobushige in Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai"s 2006 Taiga drama. Father: Takeda Nobutora (1493-1574)

Brothers:

Takematsu (1517-1523)

Takeda Shingen (1521-1573)

Inuchiyo (1523-1529)

Takeda Nobumoto

Takeda Nobukado (1529-1582)

Matsuo Nobukore (ca 1530s-1571)

Takeda Souchi

Takeda Nobuzane (ca 1530s-1575)

Ichijō Nobutatsu (ca 1539-1582)

Sisters:

Joukei-in (1519-1550), married Imagawa Yoshimoto

Nanshou-in (born 1520) married Anayama Nobutomo

Nene (1528-1543) married Suwa Yorishige.

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