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In 1537, [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] made peace with [[Takeda Nobutora]] of [[Kai province|Kai]], marrying his daughter, (shingen's older sister [[Joukei-In]]). At this time, the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] had been considering invading [[Shinano province]], and now with Yoshimoto married to the daughter of Nobutora, the Takeda could go forward with the Shinano invasion and not have to worry about being attacked from behind by the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa]]. Obviously the Takeda saw great merit in this political marriage, as they could put all of thier efforts into invasion.

In 1537, [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] of [[Suruga province]] made peace with [[Takeda Nobutora]] of [[Kai province|Kai]], marrying Nobutora's daughter, [[Takeda Shingen|Shingen's]] older sister [[Jokei-in|Jôkei-in]]. At this time, the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] had been considering invading [[Shinano province]], and now with Yoshimoto married to the daughter of Nobutora, the Takeda could go forward with the Shinano invasion without having to worry about being attacked from behind by the [[Imagawa clan|Imagawa]]. Obviously the Takeda saw great merit in this political marriage, as they could put all of thier efforts into invasion.

On the other hand, for the Imagawa, who until now had been subservient in power to the Hôjô, this alliance meant that they could gain some advantage and independence.

Unfortunately, this angered [[Hojo Ujitsuna|Hôjô Ujitsuna]], who had supported the Iwagawa clan during the conflict known as the [[Hanagura no Ran]]. At that time, the Hôjô and the Takeda had been in conflict, so Ujitsuna felt Yoshimoto should have been grateful for his support and took this marriage as an affront. The Hôjô

attacked the Imagawa, but were repelled. The Hôjô attacked again in 1554. However, in reality, neither side really wanted to fight because they each had their own agenda, and eventually,  in the mid-1550s, they made peace with the [[Hojo-Takeda-Imagawa Alliance]].

Unfortunately, this angered [[Hojo Ujitsuna|Hôjô Ujitsuna]], who had supported Yoshimoto during the Imagawa conflict during the [[Hanagura no Ran]]. At this time, the Hojo and Takeda were in conflict, and Ujitsuna had felt as though he were Yoshimoto's benefactor in helping him during the

Hanagura no Ran and took this marriage as an affront. The Hôjô

attacked the Imagawa, however were repelled. The Hojo attacked again in 1554, however, the reality was that neither side really wanted to fight, because they both had thier own agendas, and eventually made peace with the [[Hojo-Takeda-Imagawa Alliance]] in the mid-1550s.

==References==

==References==

*Kanaya, Shunichiro. ''Sengoku Jidai ga Omoshiroku Wakaru Hon'' (戦国時代が面白くわかる本) Japan, 2003

*Kanaya, Shunichiro. ''Sengoku Jidaga Omoshiroku Wakaru Hon'' (戦国時代が面白くわかる本) Japan, 2003

*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9A%E6%81%B5%E9%99%A2 Joukei-In] ''From Japanese Wikipedia''

*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9A%E6%81%B5%E9%99%A2 Joukei-In] ''From Japanese Wikipedia''

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