Takeda Shingen

武田信玄 (Known as "The Tiger of Kai")

Sengoku Daimyo, Master Cavalry Tactician, "Tiger of Kai"

Born 1 December 1521

Kai Province (Kōfu), Japan

Passed Away 13 May 1573 Komaba (Shinano), Japan

Lifespan ~52 years old

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"People are the castle, people are the walls, people are the moat. Compassion is an ally; enmity is a foe."

Archival Overview

Preeminent daimyo and military commander of Japan's Sengoku period. Famous for his fierce clashes with Uesugi Kenshin at Kawanakajima and for adopting Sun Tzu's battle philosophy of "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain" (Fūrinkazan).

Biographical Record

Takeda Shingen (1521–1573), the "Tiger of Kai," created the most dreaded cavalry force in feudal Japan. Governed by his famous war banner quoting Sun Tzu: "Swift as the Wind, Silent as the Forest, Fierce as Fire, Unshakeable as the Mountain" (Fūrinkazan), he demonstrated equal brilliance as an administrator, building extensive flood dykes and civil legal codes.

In 1573 at the Battle of Mikatagahara, Shingen crushed the combined armies of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga using an echelon fish-scale formation, proving his peerless mastery of open-field samurai maneuver.

Key Life Milestones

October 1561

Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima

Fought the legendary duel of wits and swords against Uesugi Kenshin in a mist-shrouded epic melee.

25 January 1573

Victory at Mikatagahara

Crushed the allied forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga with heavy cavalry charges.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Eirin-ji Temple Gravesite
Komaba (Shinano), Japan

                         GPS: 35.7336, 138.7186                    

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