Name Takeda Nobukado | Parents Oi no kata Siblings Takeda Shingen | |
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Died 1582, Zenko-ji, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Nieces Shinshoni, Oubaiin, Kikuhime, Kenshouin, Shinryuin Nephews Takeda Katsuyori, Takeda Yoshinobu Similar People Takeda Shingen, Takeda Nobushige, Takeda Nobutora, Takeda Katsuyori, Anayama Nobukimi | ||
Takeda Nobukado (武田 信廉, 1529–1582) was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".
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Early life
Nobukado was a brother of Takeda Shingen.
Family
Warrior
Nobukado commanded the Takeda central company in the Battle of Nagashino, as an adviser under Katsuyori.
Nobukado attempted to flee when in 1582 Nobunaga invaded the Takeda lands, but he ended up being captured and beheaded, along with many other Takeda retainers.
In popular culture
Nobukado is one of the main characters in Akira Kurosawa's epic film Kagemusha.
References
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