, also known as Anayama Genba Nobukimi (in ''Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga''), Baisetsu Nobutada or Anayama Baisetsu, was a Japanese samurai. He became famous as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was lord of

Yokoyama Castle Yokoyama (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akihito Yokoyama (born 1961), Japanese golfer * Chisa Yokoyama (born 1969), Japanese voice actress and singer * Go Yokoyama in fact ''Tsuyoshi Yokoyama'' (b. 19 ...

and govern on

Ejiri Castle Ejiri (江尻) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1967), Japanese footballer * (born 1975), Japanese manga artist See also *, Tōkaidō station in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan *, city tram station in Ta ...

Suruga Province was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and was bordered by the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay to the south. Its abbrevia ...

He was the son of

Anayama Nobutomo was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was the son of Anayama Nobutsuna. Nobutomo served the Takeda clan of Kai Province and held the title of , or ''Defender of Izu. He enjoyed special status in the Takeda retainer band due to hi ...

and a nephew of

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

, being a son of his elder sister Nanshōin. He was married to his first cousin, Shingen's daughter Kenshōin. He had one son, Anayama Nobukimi, who lived for just fifteen years, 1572 to 1587. He fought for his uncle at the Battle of Kawanakajima (1561) and the

Battle of Mikatagahara The was a battle of the Sengoku period of Japan fought between Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu in Mikatagahara, Tōtōmi Province on 25 January 1573. Shingen attacked Ieyasu at the plain of Mikatagahara north of Hamamatsu during his cam ...

(1573). In 1575. he fought at the Battle of Nagashino. Enticed by

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

during his final invasion of Takeda domain in Shinano, Suruga and Kai, on 1582. He defected to the service of

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...

and surrendered his castle in Suruga, aiding him in his campaign against Takeda Katsuyori. Until this treason, he was considered one of the principal pillars of the house of Takeda. He was rewarded by Tokugawa with a fief in

Shinano Province or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture. Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, whi ...

for his service, but was captured and burned to death by Takeda sympathizers soon afterwards.

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"Legendary Takeda's 24 Generals" at Yamanashi-kankou.jpSamurai ArchivesJaponia
{{People of the Sengoku period , state=autocollapse 1541 births 1582 deaths Samurai Takeda clan Takeda retainers Year of birth unknown

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