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Tomohide served [[Uesugi Kenshin]] in the latter's efforts to take control of [[Echigo province|Echigo]] from his elder brother [[Okuma Harukage|Harukage]]. He became a noted [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] retainer but rebelled in [[1556]]. His rebellion did not go as planned, but he managed to escape to [[Etchu province|Etchû province]] and took up service with [[Takeda Shingen]] around [[1563]]. He led troops under the command of [[Yamagata Masakage]] and was loyal to the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] to the end in [[1582]]. He was killed near Temmokuzan by [[Oda clan|Oda]] forces. | Tomohide served [[Uesugi Kenshin]] in the latter's efforts to take control of [[Echigo province|Echigo]] from his elder brother [[Okuma Harukage|Harukage]]. He became a noted [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] retainer but rebelled in [[1556]]. His rebellion did not go as planned, but he managed to escape to [[Etchu province|Etchû province]] and took up service with [[Takeda Shingen]] around [[1563]]. He led troops under the command of [[Yamagata Masakage]] and was loyal to the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] to the end in [[1582]]. He was killed near Temmokuzan by [[Oda clan|Oda]] forces. | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 22 April 2007
- Died: 1582
- Title: Bizen no Kami
Tomohide served Uesugi Kenshin in the latter's efforts to take control of Echigo from his elder brother Harukage. He became a noted Uesugi retainer but rebelled in 1556. His rebellion did not go as planned, but he managed to escape to Etchû province and took up service with Takeda Shingen around 1563. He led troops under the command of Yamagata Masakage and was loyal to the Takeda to the end in 1582. He was killed near Temmokuzan by Oda forces.
References
- Initial text from Samurai-Archives.com FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
