Takeda forcesTakeda
Takeda Shingen
武田信玄
“Tiger of Kai”
1521–1573 (aged 53)
- Rank / office
- Governor of Shinano / Daizen-no-daibu
- Domain / base
- Kai and Shinano
- Banner / crest
- "Wind, forest, fire, mountain" / Takeda diamond
- Battles in 3D
- 2 battles
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
People are the castle, people are the stone walls, people are the moat; kindness is an ally, and enmity an enemy.
Kōyō Gunkan
The famous commander who exiled his father Nobutora, took over the house and swept through Shinano under the banner of "wind, forest, fire, mountain." He contended with Uesugi Kenshin at Kawanakajima and showed rare talent in government too, with flood-control works such as the Shingen embankment and the development of mines. Late in life he launched a march on the capital and swept Ieyasu aside at Mikatagahara, but fell ill on the way and died while turning back to Kai with his ambition unfulfilled.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1541Tenbun 10
Succession
Exiled his father Nobutora to Suruga and became head of the Takeda at 21.
- 1561Eiroku 4
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima
Fought his fiercest battle with Uesugi Kenshin and lost the strategist Kansuke among others.
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima Commander-in-chief 3,000 troops Watch in 3D › Commander-in-chief, who set his headquarters on Hachimanbara and met the whole Uesugi army as it emerged from the mist with the crane's-wing formation. In the duel he is said to have parried the sword with his war fan. - 1572Genki 3
The March on the Capital
Set out with a great army for Kyoto and invaded Tokugawa territory.
- 1573Genki 4
Mikatagahara and Death
Beat Ieyasu at Mikatagahara, but his illness worsened on the march and he died in Shinano.
Battle of Mikatagahara Commander-in-chief 8,000 troops Watch in 3D › Marched past Hamamatsu Castle to lure Ieyasu out, and waited for him on Mikatagahara in the fish-scale formation. The high point of his march on the capital.
