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* ''Born: [[1509]]''
* ''Died: [[1577]]''
* ''Sons: [[Naoe Nobutsuna]] (adopted)''
* ''Titles: Yamato no kami''
* ''Other names: Sanetsuna, Masatsuna''
* ''Distinction: [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] retainer''
Kagetsuna was the son of [[Naoe Chikatsuna]]. He served [[Uesugi Kenshin]] as a councilor and lived in [[Yoita castle]], receiving the title Yamato no kami in [[1562]] (the same year he received the gift of the character 'Kage' to use in his name and changed his name from Masatsuna to Kagetsuna). He became one of Kenshin's principal retainers and as a [[bugyo|bugyô]] was relied on in diplomatic and administrative affairs. He accompanied Kenshin on his campaign into [[Etchu province]] in [[1576]] and was that winter entrusted with the newly constructed [[Sekidosan castle|Sekidôsan castle]] in [[Noto province]]. He died in the 3rd month of the following year and was succeeded by his adopted son (and son-in-law), Nobutsuna.
==References==
{{biodict}}
[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
* ''Died: [[1577]]''
* ''Sons: [[Naoe Nobutsuna]] (adopted)''
* ''Titles: Yamato no kami''
* ''Other names: Sanetsuna, Masatsuna''
* ''Distinction: [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] retainer''
Kagetsuna was the son of [[Naoe Chikatsuna]]. He served [[Uesugi Kenshin]] as a councilor and lived in [[Yoita castle]], receiving the title Yamato no kami in [[1562]] (the same year he received the gift of the character 'Kage' to use in his name and changed his name from Masatsuna to Kagetsuna). He became one of Kenshin's principal retainers and as a [[bugyo|bugyô]] was relied on in diplomatic and administrative affairs. He accompanied Kenshin on his campaign into [[Etchu province]] in [[1576]] and was that winter entrusted with the newly constructed [[Sekidosan castle|Sekidôsan castle]] in [[Noto province]]. He died in the 3rd month of the following year and was succeeded by his adopted son (and son-in-law), Nobutsuna.
==References==
{{biodict}}
[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]