Chikamitsu, like [[Murakami Yoshikiyo]], was a [[Shinano province|Shinano]] daimyô who lost his lands to [[Takeda Shingen]] and joined [[Uesugi Kenshin]] around [[1550]]. He later acted as a guardian to [[Sanada Yukimura]] when the latter was sent as a hostage to the [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] by [[Sanada Masayuki]] in [[1585]]. His sons included [[Suda Mitsumune|Mitsumune]] and [[Suda Nagayoshi|Nagayoshi]].
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Mitsuchika was a vassal of [[Uesugi Kagetora]]. In 1548 he became the lord of Kaizu castle. He later acted as a guardian to [[Sanada Yukimura]] when the latter was sent as a hostage to the [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] by [[Sanada Masayuki]] in [[1585]]. His sons included [[Suda Mitsumune|Mitsumune]] and [[Suda Nagayoshi|Nagayoshi]].
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==References==
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* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005