Uesugi Kenshin
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Uesugi Kenshin 🇯🇵

上杉 謙信 (Known as "The Dragon of Echigo")
Sengoku Daimyo, Buddhist Warrior-Monk, "God of War", "Dragon of Echigo"
Born 18 February 1530 🇯🇵 Kasugayama Castle (Niigata), Japan
Passed Away 19 April 1578 Kasugayama Castle, Japan
Lifespan ~48 years old
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"Fate is in Heaven, armor is on the chest, accomplishment is in the feet."

Archival Overview

Sengoku daimyo and devout Buddhist ascetic revered as the "God of War" (Bishamonten avatar). Famous for military chivalry—refusing to blockade salt to his rival Takeda Shingen—and his victory over Nobunaga at Tedorigawa.

Biographical Record

Uesugi Kenshin (1530–1578), the "Dragon of Echigo," was celebrated across Japan for sublime operational skill combined with strict moral chivalry. Dedicating his martial life to the Buddhist guardian deity Bishamonten, he famously sent life-saving salt supplies to his sworn rival Takeda Shingen when other warlords attempted to starve the inland Kai Province.

At the Battle of Tedorigawa in 1577, Kenshin outmaneuvered Oda Nobunaga's supreme field commander Shibata Katsuie, luring the Oda vanguard across the swollen river before unleashing a devastating cavalry counter-strike.

Key Life Milestones

November 1577

The Battle of Tedorigawa

Decisively defeated the army of Oda Nobunaga by trapping their vanguard in a swollen river.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Uesugi Clan Mausoleum (Rinsen-ji)
Kasugayama Castle, Japan
GPS: 37.1519, 138.2167
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