Lord
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.
KoshinamiCC0Wikimedia CommonsA flatland castle in Toyama, Toyama. Records credit Nagao Tamekage, Ōmiwa clan with building it in 1520.
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- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Flatland castle (hirajiro)built on flat ground, defended by moatsWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Built by
- Nagao Tamekage, Ōmiwa clanWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1520Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Uesugi Kenshin, Aoyama clanWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1615Wikipedia (ja)
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