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| − | Tsuruhisa was at first a minor [[Shinano province|Shinano]] warlord who held a domain in the area of the [[Zenko-ji|Zenkôji]] in northern Shinano. Initially aligned with [[Uesugi Kenshin]] of [[Echigo province]], he sided with [[Takeda Shingen]] in [[1555]] and was attacked by Kenshin as a result. He was later moved from Zenkôji to [[Kofu]] in [[Kai province]], but in [[1570]] was restablished in Shinano. Nine years later he was assigned to [[Takatenjin castle | + | Tsuruhisa was at first a minor [[Shinano province|Shinano]] warlord who held a domain in the area of the [[Zenko-ji|Zenkôji]] in northern Shinano. Initially aligned with [[Uesugi Kenshin]] of [[Echigo province]], he sided with [[Takeda Shingen]] in [[1555]] and was attacked by Kenshin as a result. He was later moved from Zenkôji to [[Kofu]] in [[Kai province]], but in [[1570]] was restablished in Shinano. Nine years later he was assigned to [[Takatenjin castle]] in [[Totomi province|Tôtômi]] and was killed when the castle fell to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in 1581. |
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 31 August 2007
Tsuruhisa was at first a minor Shinano warlord who held a domain in the area of the Zenkôji in northern Shinano. Initially aligned with Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo province, he sided with Takeda Shingen in 1555 and was attacked by Kenshin as a result. He was later moved from Zenkôji to Kofu in Kai province, but in 1570 was restablished in Shinano. Nine years later he was assigned to Takatenjin castle in Tôtômi and was killed when the castle fell to Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1581.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
