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This branch of the Uesugi controlled the heart of the [[Kanto]] plain and fought against the encroaching [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] until their defeat at [[Battle of Kawagoe|Kawagoe]] in [[1545]] broke their strength and eventually led to their elimination. | This branch of the Uesugi controlled the heart of the [[Kanto]] plain and fought against the encroaching [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] until their defeat at [[Battle of Kawagoe|Kawagoe]] in [[1545]] broke their strength and eventually led to their elimination. | ||
Revision as of 05:18, 29 October 2010
- Japanese: 扇谷上杉家 (Ougigayatsu Uesugi ke)
This branch of the Uesugi controlled the heart of the Kanto plain and fought against the encroaching Hôjô until their defeat at Kawagoe in 1545 broke their strength and eventually led to their elimination.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
