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commander, 17 engagements

Battles of Takeda Shingen

Battles of Takeda Shingen

Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period, 1521 to 1573

Takeda Shingen is recorded as a commander at 17 placed engagements in the atlas between 1536 and 1573: 10 battles and 7 sieges, all in present-day Japan. Taken in date order, the sites lie 841 km apart end to end, 53 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Operation Nishikami (2), Battles of Kawanakajima (1).

Battle of Un no KuchiBattle of AnkokujiSiege of KojinyamaSiege of TakatōSiege of RyūgasakiBattle of OdaiharaBattle of ShiojiritōgeSiege of FukashiBattle of KawanakajimaSiege of KuraganoSiege of MinowaBattle of MimasetōgeBattle of SezawaBattle of UedaharaBattles of KawanakajimaSiege of Noda CastleBattle of MikatagaharaBattle of SezawaBattle of UedaharaBattles of KawanakajimaSiege of Noda CastleBattle of MikatagaharaŌsakaNagoyaKyotoYokohamaKōbeKanazawaShizuokaTsuGifuIwaki200 km35.721N, 138.263E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1536: 1 engagements1542: 2 engagements2 in 15421544: 1 engagements1545: 2 engagements2 in 15451547: 1 engagements1548: 2 engagements2 in 15481549: 1 engagements1553: 1 engagements1561: 1 engagements1565: 1 engagements1566: 1 engagements1569: 1 engagements1572: 1 engagements1573: 1 engagements15361573
17 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Un no Kuchi, 1536Battle of Sezawa, 1542Battle of Ankokuji, 1542Siege of Kojinyama, 1544Siege of Takatō, 1545Siege of Ryūgasaki, 1545Battle of Odaihara, 1547Battle of Uedahara, 1548Battle of Shiojiritōge, 1548Siege of Fukashi, 1549Battles of Kawanakajima, 1553Battle of Kawanakajima, 1561Siege of Kuragano, 1565Siege of Minowa, 1566Battle of Mimasetōge, 1569Siege of Noda Castle, 1572Battle of Mikatagahara, 157315361573
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1536Battle of Un no KuchiJapanTakeda victory
25 March 1542Battle of SezawaSuwa district, Japan28 km SWTakeda victory
August 1542Battle of AnkokujiJapan98 km WTakeda victory
1544Siege of KojinyamaKojinyama Fortress, Japan74 km ETakeda victory
1545Siege of TakatōTakatō Castle, Japan16 km SETakeda victory
1545Siege of RyūgasakiRyūgasaki Domain, Japan19 km NWTakeda victory
1547Battle of OdaiharaJapan58 km NETakeda victory
23 March 1548Battle of UedaharaUeda, Japan27 km WMurakami victory
22 August 1548Battle of ShiojiritōgeShiojiri Pass, Japan40 km SWTakeda victory
1549Siege of FukashiMatsumoto Castle, Japan20 km NTakeda victory. Ogasawara Nagatoki forced to abandon his...
1553Battles of KawanakajimaKawanakajima, Japan50 km NEInconclusive
August 1561Battle of KawanakajimaOld Battlefield of Kawanakajima, Japan6 km SInconclusive
1565Siege of KuraganoKuragano Castle, Japan84 km SESiege succeeds; Takeda victory
1566Siege of MinowaMinowa Castle, Japan15 km NWSiege successful; Takeda victory
16 November 1569Battle of MimasetōgeQ11354817, Japan102 km SHōjō retreat; Successful Takeda withdrawal
December 1572Siege of Noda CastleNoda Castle, Japan181 km SWSiege succeeds, but Takeda Shingen wounded, possibly fatally
25 January 1573Battle of MikatagaharaMikatahara, Japan23 km SETakeda clan victory; Tokugawa Ieyasu retreat; Takeda...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.