was a lord of Edo Castle and enemy of the

Hōjō clan The was a Japanese samurai family who controlled the hereditary title of ''shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate between 1203 and 1333. Despite the title, in practice the family wielded actual political power in Japan during this period ...

, who seized the castle in 1524. He was the son of

Uesugi Tomoyoshi Uesugi (sometimes written ''Uyesugi'') is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: People *Uesugi clan, a Japanese samurai clan **Uesugi Akisada, (1454–1510), a samurai of the Uesugi clan **Uesugi Harunori (1751–1822), a Jap ...

, who was among the first to oppose the Hōjō's rise to power.

Biography

In 1516, Tomooki took part in the siege of Arai against Hōjō Sōun. In 1524, Tomooki attempted to take the initiative in defending Edo Castle by marching his troops out to meet the Hōjō army in battle. However, his opponent circled around behind the sallying force, taking the castle with the help of

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, the castle keeper who betrayed the Uesugi to the Hōjō. In 1530, he was defeated at the

Battle of Ozawahara The Battle of Ozawahara () was fought in 1530 in the present day Asao, Kawasaki, Kanagawa. This was the first battle for Hōjō Ujiyasu, then sixteen years old. Ujiyasu faced Uesugi Tomooki at Ozawahara in Musashi Province. The battle was pa ...

against Hōjō Ujiyasu. Tomooki was of the Ōgigayatsu branch of the

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. His eldest legitimate son was Uesugi Tomosada. The "Ōgigayatsu branch" was not the more famous and powerful than "Yamanouchi branch" to which

Uesugi Norimasa was a ''daimyō'' of feudal Japan from Yamanouchi branch Uesugi clan and held the post of Kantō Kanrei, the ''shōgun''s deputy in the Kantō region. He was the adoptive father of Uesugi Kenshin, one of the most famous warlords in Japanese ...

and

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belonged.

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