Kagetaka was a distant cousin of [[Asakura Yoshikage]]. When [[Asakura Norikage]] fell ill on campaign in [[1555]] he entrusted the army to Kagataka, who was also a commander in a [[1564]] campaign against the ikko of Kaga.
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Kagetaka was a distant cousin of [[Asakura Yoshikage]]. When [[Asakura Norikage]] fell ill and died on campaign in [[1555]] he entrusted the army to Kagataka, who was also a commander in a [[1564]] campaign against the ikko of Kaga.
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==References==
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* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005