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* Japanese: 真田信之 ''(Sanada Nobuyuki)'' <ref>Nobuyuki used 信之 on his official seal and often for his signature, and the accounts use that.  However two documents of 1608, are signed 信幸.  This "yuki" 幸 is the same as that of his father Masayuki 昌幸.</ref>

* Japanese: 真田信之 ''(Sanada Nobuyuki)'' <ref>Nobuyuki used 信之 on his official seal and often for his signature, and the accounts use that.  However two documents of 1608, are signed 信幸.  This "yuki" 幸 is the same as that of his father Masayuki 昌幸.</ref>

Sanada Nobuyuki of the  [[Sanada clan]] of [[Shinano province]] was the eldest son of of [[Sanada Masayuki]] and his wife  (Kanshô-in　寒松院); he was the older brother of Sanada Nobushige ( [[Sanada Yukimura|Yukimura]]).

 

Sanada Nobuyuki of the  [[Sanada clan]] of [[Shinano province]] was the eldest son of of [[Sanada Masayuki]] and his wife  (Kanshô-in　寒松院); he was the older brother of Sanada Nobushige ([[Sanada Yukimura|Yukimura]]).

In [[1583]], the year following the destruction of the [[Takeda clan]] and the death of [[Oda Nobunaga]], Nobuyuki's father Masayuki built [[Ueda castle]] and gained control of the Chiisagata District. When [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] attacked Ueda in [[1585]] in an argument about [[Noda castle]], Nobuyuki was active in the defense.  Later he served Ieyasu and married [[Sanada Komatsu|Komatsu]], the daughter of  [[Honda Tadakatsu]], who had been adopted by Ieyasu.  Therefore he was officially Ieyasu's son-in-law.

In [[1583]], the year following the destruction of the [[Takeda clan]] and the death of [[Oda Nobunaga]], Nobuyuki's father Masayuki built [[Ueda castle]] and gained control of the Chiisagata District. When [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] attacked Ueda in [[1585]] in an argument about [[Noda castle]], Nobuyuki was active in the defense.  Later he served Ieyasu and married [[Sanada Komatsu|Komatsu]], the daughter of  [[Honda Tadakatsu]], who had been adopted by Ieyasu.  Therefore he was officially Ieyasu's son-in-law.

Nobuyuki kept in touch with his father and brother in Kudoyama, and when his father died in 1611 he consulted with [[Honda Masanobu]] about going into mourning publically.  Honda wrote back that as his father had died as an exile, he should get permission from the bakufu before going into mourning.

Nobuyuki kept in touch with his father and brother in Kudoyama, and when his father died in 1611 he consulted with [[Honda Masanobu]] about going into mourning publically.  Honda wrote back that as his father had died as an exile, he should get permission from the bakufu before going into mourning.

Nobuyuki was summoned to join the campaign against [[Osaka castle]]; he sent his two sons to represent the clan. (His brother Nobushige [[Sanada Yukimura|Yukimura]] was prominent on the Osaka side.)

Nobuyuki was summoned to join the campaign against [[Osaka castle]]; he sent his two sons to represent the clan. (His brother Nobushige (Yukimura) was prominent on the Osaka side.)

From about 1616 Nobuyuki concentrated on Ueda Castle, leaving his elder son Nobuyoshi (信吉) in charge of Numata castle.  In 1622 he was transferred from Ueda (65,000 [[koku]]) to Matsuhiro 松代, in Shinano, formerly also called [[Kaizu]] (海津) (100,000 koku), though he kept Numata Castle.  This was the first change of location for the clan, most of the members of which had been in Chiisagata for untold generations, though many clans had experienced such moves earlier.  Many of the samurai stayed in Ueda or came back to Ueda as commoners.  Nobuyuki lived till the age of 92 and never retired.  His elder son having already died, he was succeeded by his son [[Sanada Nobumasa|Nobumasa]] (信政).

From about 1616 Nobuyuki concentrated on Ueda Castle, leaving his elder son Nobuyoshi (信吉) in charge of Numata castle.  In 1622 he was transferred from Ueda (65,000 [[koku]]) to Matsuhiro 松代, in Shinano, formerly also called [[Kaizu]] (海津) (100,000 koku), though he kept Numata Castle.  This was the first change of location for the clan, most of the members of which had been in Chiisagata for untold generations, though many clans had experienced such moves earlier.  Many of the samurai stayed in Ueda or came back to Ueda as commoners.  Nobuyuki lived till the age of 92 and never retired.  His elder son having already died, he was succeeded by his son [[Sanada Nobumasa|Nobumasa]] (信政).