Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Uesugi Kenshin

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Uesugi Kenshin

上杉謙信長尾景虎
alternative words: Kenshin Uesugi, Kenshin
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Sengoku period , Takeda Shingen , Kanto Kanrei , Bishamonten
related web sites: http://www2.harimaya.com/uesugi/
explanation: Born in 1530 in a Uesugi's sub branch, Nagao family, who was charged to administer Niigata region (Shugo dai). Though Uesugi had a responsibility over the whole Kanto region (Kanto kanrei), they had been weaken by Hojo family. So Shingen succeeded his overlord to restore his feud by fighting against Hojo and his allied, Takeda Shingen. Kenshin and Shingen crashed 5 times at Kawanakajima in northern Ngano but the battles had been never conclusive. He died in 1578 due to an cerebral paralysis.