Takeda forcesTakeda
Takeda Nobushige
武田信繁
“Tenkyū / Second-in-Command of the Takeda”
1525–1561 (aged 37)
- Rank / office
- Sama-no-suke (Tenkyū)
- Domain / base
- Kai
- Banner / crest
- Takeda diamond
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Shingen's full brother. Their father Nobutora favoured the younger Nobushige, but he deferred to his elder brother, devoted himself to the role of second-in-command and won the trust of the whole Takeda house. His "Nobushige precepts," written for his son, became a model for later ages. At the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima, when the Uesugi closed on the headquarters, he stood his ground in the enemy's midst to protect his brother and died a heroic death. His loss was long lamented by the Takeda.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1547Tenbun 16
As Second-in-Command
Followed the conquest of Shinano as the deputy who supported his brother Shingen.
- 1558Eiroku 1
The Nobushige Precepts
Left his son a code of ninety-nine articles.
- 1561Eiroku 4
Death at Kawanakajima
Defended the headquarters at the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima and died a heroic death.
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima 1,500 troops Watch in 3D › Shingen's brother and the Takeda second-in-command, "Tenkyū." He fought hard to hold the crumbling front and was killed.
