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* ''Died: [[1623]]''

* ''Died: [[1623]]''

Kagekatsu was the second son of [[Nagao Masakage|Nagao Echizen no Kami Masakage]] (d.[[1564]]), husband of [[Uesugi Kenshin]]'s elder sister Ayahime. As a child he was known as Kiheiji. Kenshin adopted him and named him part heir alongside [[Uesugi Kagetora]] ([[Hojo Ujiyasu|Hojo Ujiyasu's]] 7th son, adopted by Kenshin in [[1569]]). Following Kenshin's death in [[1578]] Kagekatsu found a pretext to feud with Kagetora and the resulting civil war became known as the [[Otate no ran]]. By [[1579]] Kagekatsu had gained the upper hand and forced Kagetora to commit suicide. This bloody division allowed [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s generals (headed by [[Shibata Katsuie]]) to conquer the Uesugi's lands in [[Kaga province|Kaga]], [[Noto province|Noto]], and [[Etchu province|Etchu]].

Kagekatsu was the second son of [[Nagao Masakage|Nagao Echizen no Kami Masakage]] (d.[[1564]]), husband of [[Uesugi Kenshin]]'s elder sister Ayahime. As a child he was known as Kiheiji. Kenshin adopted him and named him part heir alongside [[Uesugi Kagetora]] ([[Hojo Ujiyasu|Hojo Ujiyasu's]] 7th son, adopted by Kenshin in [[1569]]). Following Kenshin's death in [[1578]] Kagekatsu found a pretext to feud with Kagetora and the resulting civil war became known as the [[Otate no Ran]]. By [[1579]] Kagekatsu had gained the upper hand and forced Kagetora to commit suicide. This bloody division allowed [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s generals (headed by [[Shibata Katsuie]]) to conquer the Uesugi's lands in [[Kaga province|Kaga]], [[Noto province|Noto]], and [[Etchu province|Etchu]].

In [[1582]] Kagekatsu led an army into Etchu and was defeated by Oda forces at the [[Battle of Tenjinyama]]. He hastily returned to [[Echigo province|Echigo]] when he learned that Oda general [[Mori Nagayoshi]] had raided Echigo in his absence. When [[Uozu castle]] in Etchu fell to the Oda, in the course of which a number of important Uesugi retainers were killed, Kagekatsu's fortunes appeared bleak. The Uesugi were given a reprieve with the death of Nobunaga shortly afterwards. Kagekatsu made friendly overtures to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi]], and attacked Shibata Kasuie's northern outposts during the [[Shizugatake Campaign]] ([[1583]]). He was therefore confirmed in his Echigo fief (worth 550,000 koku) and went on to support Hideyoshi during the [[Komaki Campaign]] ([[1584]]), in which he played a limited role by launching a foray into [[Shinano province|Shinano]]. He attacked Hojo forts in [[Kozuke province|Kozuke]] during the [[1590]] [[Odawara Campaign]] and in [[1598]] was transferred to Aizu (worth almost 1,000,000 koku), an area of western Mutsu controlled by the Ashina prior to [[1589]].  

In [[1582]] Kagekatsu led an army into Etchu and was defeated by Oda forces at the [[Battle of Tenjinyama]]. He hastily returned to [[Echigo province|Echigo]] when he learned that Oda general [[Mori Nagayoshi]] had raided Echigo in his absence. When [[Uozu castle]] in Etchu fell to the Oda, in the course of which a number of important Uesugi retainers were killed, Kagekatsu's fortunes appeared bleak. The Uesugi were given a reprieve with the death of Nobunaga shortly afterwards. Kagekatsu made friendly overtures to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi]], and attacked Shibata Kasuie's northern outposts during the [[Shizugatake Campaign]] ([[1583]]). He was therefore confirmed in his Echigo fief (worth 550,000 koku) and went on to support Hideyoshi during the [[Komaki Campaign]] ([[1584]]), in which he played a limited role by launching a foray into [[Shinano province|Shinano]]. He attacked Hojo forts in [[Kozuke province|Kozuke]] during the [[1590]] [[Odawara Campaign]] and in [[1598]] was transferred to Aizu (worth almost 1,000,000 koku), an area of western Mutsu controlled by the Ashina prior to [[1589]].