Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen
The Twenty-Four Generals (武田二十四将, Takeda Nijūshi-shō) were just one of many historically famous groupings of battle commanders from Japan's Sengoku Period. These Twenty-Four were the most trusted commanders of the armies of Takeda Shingen. A third of them died at the famous Battle of Nagashino in 1575 when they led the Takeda forces against Oda Nobunaga.
The Twenty-Four Generals
- Akiyama Nobutomo - involved in invasion of Shinano Province and Takeda's second in command, he was one of the few outside Takeda's direct control, because he disliked being under authority.
- Amari Torayasu - d. Battle of Uedahara 1548
- Anayama Nobukimi - following Mikatagahara and Nagashino, allied with Tokugawa Ieyasu and aided in defeat of Takeda Katsuyori
- Baba Nobuharu - fought at Mikatagahara and commanded vanguard of the right wing of Takeda army at Nagashino, where he died.
- Hara Masatane - d. Battle of Nagashino 1575
- Hara Toratane
- Ichijō Nobutatsu - younger brother to Shingen, fought at Nagashino
- Itagaki Nobukata - d. Battle of Uedahara 1548
- Kōsaka Danjō Masanobu - played a major role in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima, but was not present at Nagashino
- Naitō Masatoyo
- Obata Toramori - d. 1561, is recorded as having been wounded 40 times in 30 encounters
- Obata Masamori - led the largest contingent (500 cavalry in the center company) at Nagashino
- Obu Toramasa
- Oyamada Nobushige - fought at Kawanakajima, Mikatagahara, and Nagashino
- Saigusa Moritomo - d. Nagashino 1575
- Sanada Yukitaka - daimyō of Shinano Province who submitted to Shingen
- Sanada Nobutsuna - d. Nagashino 1575
- Tada Mitsuyori
- Takeda Nobushige - younger brother to Shingen, d. fourth battle of Kawanakajima 1561
- Takeda Nobukado - brother to Shingen, d. 1575
- Tsuchiya Masatsugu - fought at Mikatagahara, d. Nagashino 1575; his sons followed Takeda Katsuyori until his death at Temmokuzan in 1582
- Yamagata Masakage - fought at Mikatagahara and Yoshida, d. Nagashino 1575
- Yamamoto Kansuke - strategist of fourth battle of Kawanakajima, died in that battle
- Yokota Takatoshi - d. Siege of Toishi 1550
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
See also
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Twenty-Four Generals of the Takeda
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