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* ''Born: [[1524]]?''
* ''Born: [[1524]]''
* ''Died: [[1575]]''
* ''Died: [[1575]]''
* ''Title: Saburô Byoue no Jô''
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.
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.
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]