Anayama Nobutada | |
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Native name | 穴山 信君 |
Nickname(s) | Anayama Genba Nobukimi Baisetsu Nobutada |
Born | 1541 |
Died | June 21, 1582 |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Battles/wars | Battle of Kawanakajima (1561) Battle of Mikatagahara (1573) Battle of Nagashino (1575) |
Awards | Fief in the Shinano Province |
Spouse(s) | Kenshōin [1] |
Children | Anayama Nobukimi (1572-1587) |
Anayama Nobutada (穴山 信君, 1541 – June 21, 1582), also known as Anayama Genba Nobukimi (in Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga), Baisetsu Nobutada or Anayama Baisetsu, was a Japanese samurai. He became famous as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was lord of Yokoyama Castle and govern on Ejiri Castle at Suruga Province
Personal life
[edit]He was the son of Anayama Nobutomo and a nephew of Takeda Shingen, being a son of his elder sister Nanshōin. He was married to his first cousin, Shingen's daughter Kenshōin.[1] He had one son, Anayama Nobukimi, who lived for just fifteen years, 1572 to 1587.
Military life
[edit]He fought for his uncle at the Battle of Kawanakajima (1561) and the Battle of Mikatagahara (1573).
In 1575. he fought at the Battle of Nagashino. Enticed by Oda Nobunaga during his final invasion of Takeda domain in Shinano, Suruga and Kai, on 1582.
He defected to the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu and surrendered his castle in Suruga, aiding him in his campaign against Takeda Katsuyori. Until this treason, he was considered one of the principal pillars of the house of Takeda.[1]
Death
[edit]During the Honnō-ji Incident, Anayama Nobutada, who now an ally to Tokugawa and Nobunaga clan, were ambushed by the Ochimusha-gari during the journey, and killed along with some of his retainers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ōta, Gyūichi (2011). The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. J. S. A. Elisonas, Jeroen Pieter Lamers. Leiden: Brill. pp. 426–436. ISBN 978-90-04-20456-0. OCLC 743693801.
- ^ Akira Imatani (1993). 天皇と天下人. 新人物往来社. pp. 152–153, 157–158, 、167. ISBN 4404020732.
Akira Imatani"Practice of attacking fallen warriors"; 2000; p.153 chapter 4
Further reading
[edit]- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.