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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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    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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    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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  • Kagemusha (category Cultural depictions of Takeda Shingen)
    of a 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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    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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    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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    Takeda Yoshinobu (武田 義信, 1538 – November 19, 1567) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period. Born Takeda Tarō (武田 太郎), he was the son of Takeda Shingen...
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    Oda Nobunaga (category Daimyo)
    clan and launched a war against other daimyō to unify Japan in the 1560s. Nobunaga emerged as the most powerful daimyō, overthrowing the nominally ruling...
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    Uesugi Kenshin (category Daimyo)
    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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