Takeda Katsuyori
Takeda Katsuyori 武田 勝頼 | |
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Head of Takeda clan | |
In office 1573–1582 | |
Preceded by | Takeda Shingen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1546 Kai Province |
Died | 3 April 1582 Tenmoku Mountain, Kai Province | (aged 35–36)
Spouse(s) | Toyama Fujin Keirin'in |
Children | Takeda Nobukatsu Takeda Katsuchika Tei-hime Kougu-hime |
Parents |
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Relatives | Takeda Yoshinobu (brother) Takeda Nobuchika (brother) Nishina Morinobu (brother) Hōjō Ujiyasu (father-in-law) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Suwa clan Takeda clan |
Rank | Daimyo |
Commands | Shinpu Castle |
Battles/wars | |
Takeda Katsuyori (武田 勝頼, 1546 – 3 April 1582) was a Japanese
Early life
He was the son of Shingen by the daughter of Suwa Yorishige (posthumous name:Suwa-goryōnin (諏訪御料人, real name, Koihime)).[1] Katsuyori's children included Takeda Nobukatsu and Katsuchika.[2]
Katsuyori, first known as Suwa Shirō Katsuyori (諏訪四郎勝頼), succeeded to his mother's Suwa clan and gained Takatō Castle as the seat of his domain.
After his elder brother Takeda Yoshinobu died, Katsuyori's son Nobukatsu became heir to the Takeda clan, making Katsuyori the true ruler of the Takeda clan.[3] Takeda Katsuyori built Shinpu Castle, a new and larger castle at Nirasaki and transferred his residence there in 1581.
Military life
In 1569, Katsuyori defeated Hojo Ujinobu at Siege of Kanbara[4]
In 1572, Katsuyori successfully took a Tokugawa clan possession in the Siege of Futamata, and participated in the Battle of Mikatagahara against the Oda-Tokugawa alliance.[5]
In 1573, Katsuyori took charge of the Takeda family after the death of Shingen and fought the Tokugawa clan.
In 1574, he captured Takatenjin castle, which even his father had not managed to do. This gained him the support of the Takeda clan.
In 1575, he suffered a terrible loss at the
In 1578, Katsuyori incurred the wrath of the
In 1581, Katsuyori lost Takatenjin fortress by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the siege ended with the deaths of 680 men of Okabe Motonobu garrison.[7]
In 1582, Katsuyori lost Takatō castle by Oda Nobutada, the only Takeda stronghold in Shinano province to put up any resistance to Nobunaga's final invasion of Takeda domain, the castle was taken on March the 2nd 1582.[8]
Death
After Katsuyori lost Takatenjin fortress and Takatō castle, many clans like Kiso and Anayama withdrew their support for Takeda. The Oda-Tokugawa alliance advanced into Kai Province, and laid siege to Shinpu Castle, Katsuyori was unable to hold the castle with his remaining 300-400 men, so he set fire to Shinpu Castle and fled into the Tenmoku mountain. Later, his forces were destroyed by the combined armies of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Tenmokuzan, after which Katsuyori, his wife, and his son committed ritual suicide, known as seppuku.[3][5]: 231 It was the end of Takeda clan.
The nun
Spouse
Toyama Fujin
Takeda Katsuyori married Toyoma Fujin, the adopted daughter of Oda Nobunaga. She died while giving birth to their son Nobukatsu in 1567.
Keirin'in
Katsuyori later married Keirin'in, daughter of
Family
Father: Takeda Shingen (1521–1573)
Sons:
- Takeda Nobukatsu (1567–1582)
- Takeda Katsuchika (1580–1582)
Wives:
- Toyama Fujin
- Keirin'in
Daughters:
- Tei-hime, married Miyahara Yoshihisa
- Kougu-hime, married Naitō Tadaoki
References
Media related to Takeda Katsuyori at Wikimedia Commons
- ISBN 978-1-59020-730-7.
- ^ "兵庫県西部、播磨地方の情報を中心に日本の旅の想い出を発信しています". www2.harimaya.com (in Japanese).
- ^ ISBN 978-0-85368-826-6.
- ^ "蒲原城" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ ISBN 1-85409-523-4.
- ISBN 978-0-02-620540-5.
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- OCLC 743693801.
- ISBN 978-0-7656-1784-2.
Further reading
- Hiroaki Sato (2008). Japanese women poets: an anthology. M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
- Takeda Katsuyori no Saiki (in Japanese)
- Yamanashi Prefecture page on Takeda Katsuyori (in Japanese)
- Shibatsuji Shunroku 柴辻俊六 and Hirayama Masaru 平山優. Takeda Katsuyori no Subete 武田勝頼のすべて. Tokyo: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha 新人物往来社, 2007.
- Shibatsuji Shunroku 柴辻俊六, Takeda Katsuyori 武田勝頼. Tokyo: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha 新人物往来社, 2003.
This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.