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− | * ''Born: [[1524]]?'' | + | * ''Born: [[1524]]'' |
| * ''Died: [[1575]]'' | | * ''Died: [[1575]]'' |
| + | * ''Title: Saburô Byoue no Jô'' |
| + | * ''Distinction: One of [[Takeda Shingen's 24 Generals]]'' |
| + | * ''Japanese'': [[山県]]昌景 ''(Yamagata Masakage)'' |
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| Named among [[Takeda Shingen]]'s 'Twenty-Four Generals', Yamagata Masakage was one of the fiercest of the Takeda warriors. Masakage's elder brother [[Obu Toramasa]] was charged with treason in [[1565]] and executed; some believe it was Yamagata who revealed his conspiratorial activities. | | Named among [[Takeda Shingen]]'s 'Twenty-Four Generals', Yamagata Masakage was one of the fiercest of the Takeda warriors. Masakage's elder brother [[Obu Toramasa]] was charged with treason in [[1565]] and executed; some believe it was Yamagata who revealed his conspiratorial activities. |
− | Yamagata fought in many of Takeda Shingen's battles and was given a fief in [[Shinano Province|Shinano]]. He was present at the [[Battle of Mimasetoge]] in [[1569]] and captured [[Yoshida Castle]], a Tokugawa possession, during the [[Mikatagahara Campaign]] ([[1572]]-[[1573|73]]) and was present for the following [[Battle of Mikagagahara]]. Borrowing from his late brother, Yamagata outfitted as many of his personal retainers as possible in bright-red armor, earning Yamagata's troops the nickname 'Red Regiment', or 'Red (Fire) Unit', though the phrase may have been coined later. | + | Yamagata fought in many of Takeda Shingen's battles and was given a fief in [[Shinano Province|Shinano]]. He was present at the [[Battle of Mimasetoge]] in [[1569]] and captured [[Yoshida Castle]], a Tokugawa possession, during the [[Mikatagahara Campaign]] ([[1572]]-[[1573|73]]) and was present for the following [[Battle of Mikatagahara]]. Borrowing from his late brother, Yamagata outfitted as many of his personal retainers as possible in bright-red armor, earning Yamagata's troops the nickname 'Red Regiment', or 'Red (Fire) Unit', though the phrase may have been coined later. |
| At [[Battle of Nagashino|Nagashino]] (1575) Yamagata commanded the vanguard of the Takeda's left wing and was shot from his horse assaulting the Oda/Tokugawa lines. | | At [[Battle of Nagashino|Nagashino]] (1575) Yamagata commanded the vanguard of the Takeda's left wing and was shot from his horse assaulting the Oda/Tokugawa lines. |
| According to legend, Shingen called out to Yamagata from his deathbed in 1573 and ordered him to plant his banners at the Seta Bridge, the traditional eastern gateway to Kyoto. | | According to legend, Shingen called out to Yamagata from his deathbed in 1573 and ordered him to plant his banners at the Seta Bridge, the traditional eastern gateway to Kyoto. |
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| [[Category:Samurai]] | | [[Category:Samurai]] |
| [[Category:Sengoku Period]] | | [[Category:Sengoku Period]] |