was a
samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They ...
of Japan's
Sengoku period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615.
The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...
, and younger brother 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 ...
.
He was known as one of the "
Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".
Takeda Nobushige held the favor of their father, and was meant to inherit the Takeda lands, wealth and power, becoming head of the clan. However, Shingen rebelled against their father and seized the lands and power for himself.
Nobushige nevertheless fought alongside his brother who relied on him for support, He is famous not only for his strategic insight but also his wisdom; he wrote among other things
Kyūjūkyū Kakun, a set of 99 short rules for
Takeda clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. The clan reached its greatest influence under the rule of Taked ...
members, some of which are erroneously attributed to Shingen himself from time to time.
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
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Born Takeda Tarō (武田 太郎), he was the son of Takeda Shingen, by Shingen's wife,
. He came of age in 1550, and took the formal name of Yoshinobu, receiving the "yoshi" from the 13th Ashikag ...
in 1553. This drove Yoshikiyo to
Uesugi Kenshin
, later known as was a Japanese ''daimyō''. He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Known a ...
and was really the last significant act before the start of the
Kawanakajima
The were a series of battles fought in the 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 other for control of the plain of Kawanaka ...
campaigns proper. It was in 4th battle of Kawanakajima, 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.
In popular culture
Noritoshi Kashima portrayed Nobushige in
NHK's 2006 Taiga drama.
Family
*Father:
Takeda Nobutora (1493-1574)
*Brothers:
** Takematsu (1517-1523)
**
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 ...
(1521-1573)
** Inuchiyo (1523-1529)
** Takeda Nobumoto
**
Takeda Nobukado
was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He is also well known as a painter.
It has been said that Nobukado and Shingen were as like as two peas therefore he ser ...
(1529-1582)
** Matsuo Nobukore (ca. 1530s-1571)
** Takeda Souchi
**
Takeda Nobuzane (ca. 1530s-1575)
**
Ichijō Nobutatsu
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who was the younger brother of Takeda Shingen, the ruler of Kai Province. He is known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".Internet Movie Database (IMDb) "Shingen Takeda (Character ...
(ca. 1539-1582)
*Sisters:
** Joukei-in (1519-1550), married
Imagawa Yoshimoto
** Nanshou-in (born 1520) married
Anayama Nobutomo
** Nene (1528-1543) married
Suwa Yorishige
References
External links
"Legendary Takeda's 24 Generals" at Yamanashi-kankou.jp*http://pozyu.hp.infoseek.co.jp/nobusige.htm
*http://www.zephyr.dti.ne.jp/~bushi/siseki/nobusige-kubi.htm
1525 births
1561 deaths
Samurai
Japanese warriors killed in battle
Takeda clan
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