Difference between revisions of "Uesugi Kagetora"
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* ''Died: [[1579]]'' | * ''Died: [[1579]]'' | ||
* ''Other name: Hojo Ujihide'' | * ''Other name: Hojo Ujihide'' | ||
| − | + | * ''Japanese'': [[上杉]]影虎 ''(Uesugi Kagetora)'' | |
Kagetora was the seventh son of [[Hojo Ujiyasu|Hôjô Ujiyasu]] and was adopted by [[Uesugi Kenshin]] in [[1569]] and married a sister of [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]]. In [[1578]], Kagekatsu provoked a war with him over inheritance issues and at length forced him to commit suicide. | Kagetora was the seventh son of [[Hojo Ujiyasu|Hôjô Ujiyasu]] and was adopted by [[Uesugi Kenshin]] in [[1569]] and married a sister of [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]]. In [[1578]], Kagekatsu provoked a war with him over inheritance issues and at length forced him to commit suicide. | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 29 October 2010
Kagetora was the seventh son of Hôjô Ujiyasu and was adopted by Uesugi Kenshin in 1569 and married a sister of Uesugi Kagekatsu. In 1578, Kagekatsu provoked a war with him over inheritance issues and at length forced him to commit suicide.
References
- Initial text from Samurai-Archives.com FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
