Takeda Nobukado
Samurai commander of the late Sengoku period

Takeda Nobukado

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Samurai commander of the late Sengoku period
Gender:
Male
Places:
Japan
Is:
Painter
Work field:
Arts
Birth:
1 January 1529
Death:
30 March 1582
Family:
Mother:
Ōi no kata
Father:
Takeda Nobutora
Siblings:
Takeda Nobushige
Takeda Shingen
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Takeda Nobukado (武田 信廉, 1529–1582) was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".

Early life

Nobukado was a brother of Takeda Shingen.

Family

  • Father: Takeda Nobutora (1493-1574)
  • Brothers:
    • Takematsu (1517-1523)
    • Takeda Shingen (1521-1573)
    • Inuchiyo (1523-1529)
    • Takeda Nobushige (1525-1561)
    • Takeda Nobumoto
    • Matsuo Nobukore (ca. 1530s-1571)
    • Takeda Souchi
    • Takeda Nobuzane (ca. 1530s-1575)
    • Ichijō Nobutatsu (ca. 1539-1582)
  • Sisters:
    • Joukei-in (1519-1550), married Imagawa Yoshimoto
    • Nanshou-in (born 1520) married Anayama Nobutomo
    • Nene (1528-1543) married Suwa Yorishige

Warrior

Nobukado commanded the Takeda central company in the Battle of Nagashino, as an adviser under Katsuyori.

Nobukado attempted to flee when in 1582 Nobunaga invaded the Takeda lands, but he ended up being captured and beheaded, along with many other Takeda retainers.

In popular culture

Nobukado is one of the main characters in Akira Kurosawa's epic film Kagemusha.