− | 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|Takatenjin Castle]] in [[Totomi province|Tôtômi]] and was killed when the castle fell to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in 1581. | + | 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. |