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Uesugi Kenshin
上杉謙信
1530–1578
A Sengoku-period warlord who ruled Echigo (today's Niigata Prefecture). He made Kasugayama Castle his home and led campaigns into Hokuriku, the Kanto region and Shinano. He was born Nagao Kagetora.
前田左衛門佐Public domainWikimedia CommonsA mountain castle in Nagano. It is said to have been built by Uesugi Kenshin.
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- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Built by
- Uesugi KenshinWikipedia (ja)
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