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    Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄, December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573) was daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he...
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    the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son in law of Hojo Ujiyasu. He was the son of Shingen by the daughter of Suwa Yorishige (posthumous...
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    its greatest influence under the rule of Takeda Shingen, one of the most famous rulers of the period. The Takeda are descendants of the Emperor Seiwa (858–876)...
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    period. He was the father of the famous Takeda Shingen. Nobutora’s son was Harunobu, later known as Takeda Shingen, along with two other sons, Nobushige...
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    of Takeda Shingen. A third of them died at the famous Battle of Nagashino in 1575 when they led the Takeda forces against Oda Nobunaga. When Takeda Katsuyori...
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    Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province from 1553 to 1564. Shingen and Kenshin contested each...
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    Shingen mochi, like abekawa mochi, is a rice cake (mochi) covered with kinako (roasted soybean flour) and brown sugar syrup. It is named after Takeda...
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    Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu in Mikatagahara, Tōtōmi Province on 25 January 1573. Shingen attacked Ieyasu at the plain...
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  • Kagemusha (category Cultural depictions of Takeda Shingen)
    lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate the dying daimyō Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords from attacking the newly vulnerable clan...
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    Takeda Nobushige (武田 信繁, 1525 – October 18, 1561) was a samurai of Japan's Sengoku period, and younger brother of Takeda Shingen. He was known as one of...
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    honourable conduct, his military expertise, a long-standing rivalry with Takeda Shingen, his numerous defensive campaigns to restore order in the Kantō region...
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    with swords and spears. The Shingen-ko Festival (信玄公祭り, Shingen-ko Matsuri) celebrates the legacy of daimyō Takeda Shingen. The festival is 3 days long...
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  • Takeda Shingen (武田信玄) is a 1988 Japanese historical television series. It is the 26th NHK Taiga drama. It is based on the novels by Jirō Nitta of the same...
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    January to February 1573, between the forces of the Takeda clan, led by the noted warlord Takeda Shingen, against the Tokugawa clan, led by Tokugawa Ieyasu...
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    thereafter, the Takeda forces were neutralized after Shingen died in April 1573.: 153–56  In 1575, Takeda Katsuyori, son of Takeda Shingen, moved to Tokugawa...
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  • by Takeda Shingen, and his daughter Suwa Goryōnin (諏訪御料人, real name unknown) was taken as Shingen's concubine. She later gave birth to the Takeda clan...
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    cunning man. He is famous for his strategies of breaking the siege from Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. A son of Hōjō Ujitsuna (北条 氏綱), his only known wife...
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    Another prevalent theory suggests that hōtō was invented by local warlord Takeda Shingen. The redevelopment of industry and commerce after World War II made...
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    The Shingen-kō Festival (信玄公祭り, Shingen-ko Matsuri) is a Japanese festival (matsuri) which is held annually to celebrate the legacy of daimyō Takeda Shingen...
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    (三増峠の戦い) was the Hōjō's attack on the Takeda army, which took place at Mimase Pass in 1569, as the forces of Takeda Shingen withdrew after repeated failed sieges...
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    was famous as the stronghold of Takeda Shingen. Kōfu Castle (Maizuru Castle Park) Tsutsujigasaki Castle (2019) (Takeda Shrine) Skyline of Kōfu City (2018)...
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  • ) Takeda Shingen is the main character in the NES game Shingen the Ruler, and his conquests are also portrayed in the video game, Takeda. Shingen also...
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  • popularized version of the battle standard used by the Sengoku period daimyō Takeda Shingen. The banner quoted four phrases from Sun Tzu's The Art of War: "as swift...
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    Nobutora – daimyō, Shingen's father Takeda Shingen – one of the most famous daimyōs in Japanese history Takeda Nobushige – Shingen's younger brother, held...
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    Mikatagahara in 1573. However, as the Takeda army was on the cusp of obliterating the Oda–Tokugawa alliance, Takeda Shingen suddenly perished, under mysterious...
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    Kōsaka Masanobu (category Takeda retainers)
    "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He is often credited as the original author of Kōyō Gunkan, which records the history of the Takeda family and their...
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    as the Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong, Japanese daimyō Takeda Shingen, Vietnamese general Võ Nguyên Giáp, and American military generals Douglas...
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    The Battle of Uedahara (上田原の戦い) was the first defeat suffered by Takeda Shingen, and the first field battle in Japan in which firearms were used. It took...
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    Yamamoto Kansuke (general) (category Takeda retainers)
    Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". Also known by his formal name, Haruyuki (晴幸). He was a brilliant strategist...
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    in March 1557 was fought between the forces of the Japanese daimyō Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin as part of the Kawanakajima campaigns. Katsurayama...
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