Uesugi forcesUesugi (Nagao)
Uesugi Kenshin
上杉謙信
“Dragon of Echigo / God of War”
1530–1578 (aged 49)
- Rank / office
- Kantō Kanrei / Danjō-no-shōhitsu
- Domain / base
- Echigo
- Banner / crest
- Rampant dragon / "Bi" for Bishamonten
- Battles in 3D
- 2 battles
Fortune lies in heaven, armour on the breast, and glory in the feet.
Attributed to Uesugi Kenshin
The military genius who unified Echigo and saw himself as an incarnation of Bishamonten. Under the banner of "righteousness" he campaigned repeatedly into the Kantō and northern Shinano and fought Takeda Shingen five times at Kawanakajima. He remained celibate all his life, and the story that he sent salt to his enemy Shingen when the Takeda lands were short of it is famous. He inherited the office of Kantō kanrei and sought to restore order, but died suddenly at Kasugayama Castle while preparing a campaign.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1553Tenbun 22
First Battle of Kawanakajima
Faced Shingen for the first time in response to the Takeda invasion of Shinano.
- 1561Eiroku 4
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima
Closed on the Takeda headquarters with the wheel formation and gave rise to the legend of single combat with Shingen.
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima Commander-in-chief 5,000 troops Watch in 3D › Saw through the Takeda plan from the cooking fires at Kaizu Castle and came down from Mount Saijo in the night. In the melee he is said to have ridden alone into Shingen's headquarters. - 1561Eiroku 4
Kantō Kanrei
Inherited the office of Kantō kanrei and the Uesugi name from Uesugi Norimasa.
- 1577Tenshō 5
Tedorigawa
Beat the great Oda army at the Tedori River and displayed his might to the whole country.
Battle of Tedorigawa Commander-in-chief 8,000 troops Watch in 3D › The god of war who took Nanao, swept south under cover of night and pinned the retreating Oda army against the Tedori. One of the greatest victories of his life.
