- Takeda Nobushige
nihongo|Takeda Nobushige|武田信繁|(1525-1561) was a
samurai of Japan'sSengoku period , and younger brother ofTakeda Shingen . Takeda Nobushige held the favor of their father, and was meant to inherit the Takeda lands, wealth and power, becoming head of the clan. However, Shingen rebelled against their father and seized the lands and power for himself. Nobushige nevertheless fought alongside his brother who relied on him for support, He is famous not only for his strategic insight but also his wisdom; he wrote among other thingsKyūjūkyū Kakun , a set of 99 short rules forTakeda clan members, some of which are erroneously attributed to Shingen himself from time to time. He is also known as Takeda Tenkyū (Tenkyū being another rank he held).Nobushige became an important Takeda general and led large forces on several occasions. In 1544, Shingen had a rebellion on his hands. As part of his punitive effort he sent Nobushige to capture Fujisawa Yorichika's Kōjinyama castle. (He probably succeeded, though sources differ). Katsurao castle, main castle of Murakami Yoshikiyo, fell to Nobushige and
Takeda Yoshinobu in 1553. This drove Yoshikiyo toUesugi Kenshin and was really the last significant act before the start of the Kawanakajima campaigns proper.He died at the fourth battle of Kawanakajima in 1561. He was fighting while he was suddenly surrounded by samurai and was cut down, but not before he killed his killers.Fact|date=March 2007
Sanada Yukimura 's initial name was, in fact, Sanada Nobushige, named after this very person.Noritoshi Kashima portrayed Nobushige inNHK 's 2006 Taiga drama.References
*http://pozyu.hp.infoseek.co.jp/nobusige.htm
*http://www.zephyr.dti.ne.jp/~bushi/siseki/nobusige-kubi.htm
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