Sanada Yukimura

Japanese samurai warrior (1567–1615) Sanada Nobushige真田 信繁An Edo period painting of Sanada Nobushige.Born1567DiedJune 3, 1615(1615-06-03) (aged 47–48)Other namesSanada NobushigeSanada Saemon-no-sukeBen-maruSpouse(s)Lady HottaLady TakanashiChikurin-inChildrenSanada Yukimasa (Daisuke)Katakura Morinobu (Daihachi) Sanada Yukichika (Gonzaemon)RelativesSanada Masayuki (father)Kanshō-in (mother)Sanada Nobuyuki (brother)Ōtani Yoshitsugu (father-in-law)Toyotomi Hideyoshi (adopted father-in-law)Komatsuhime (sister-in-law)Military careerAllegiance Takeda clan Oda clan Uesugi clan Later Hōjō clan Tokugawa clan Toyotomi clan Western ArmyUnit Sanada clanConflictsSiege of Oshi (1590)Korean campaign (1592-1598)Siege of Ueda (1600)Siege of Osaka (1614-1615) Sanada Nobushige (真田 信繁; 1567 – June 3, 1615), also known as Sanada Yukimura (真田 幸村), was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. Yukimura was called "A Hero who may appear once in a hundred years", "Crimson Demon of War" and "The Last Sengoku Hero". The famed veteran of the invasion of Korea Shimazu Tadatsune c