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真田幸綱(幸隆)
Father of Sanada Masayuki. As a retainer of Takeda Shingen he was charged with conquering Kozuke Province (today's Gunma), and in 1563 he captured Iwabitsu Castle.
Iwabitsu's lord Saito Norihiro fought hard from his rugged castle, but it fell and passed to the Takeda. Yukitsuna died in 1574 and was succeeded by his eldest son Nobutsuna.
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Higashiagatsuma, Gunma
岩櫃城
On the slopes of rock-faced Mount Iwabitsu stands the castle where Sanada Masayuki is said to have built a residence in just three days to receive his fleeing lord, Takeda Katsuyori.
captured the castle in 1563Record source: article
