24 generals

The 24 generals ( Japanese 武田 二十 四 将 , Takeda Nijūshi-shō ) were a group of generals of the Japanese Takeda clan in the Sengoku period . A third of them died in the Battle of Nagashino (1575) when they led the Takeda forces against Oda Nobunaga .

The 24 generals of the Takeda

The 24 generals, a very popular motif in and around Yamanashi .

The coats of arms of the generals as they appear in history books and at the pageant, name assignment.

The 24 generals of the Takeda clan were (in addition, other people are counted with reference to historical events; for example Takeda Yoshinobu until his capture due to his revolt against Takeda Shingen ):

• Akiyama Nobutomo : Takeda's second leader; received far-reaching powers. He died in 1575, after the second siege of Iwamura Castle .
• Amari Torayasu : died in the battle of Uedahara (1548)
• Anayama Nobukimi : followed in the Battle of Mikatagahara and the Battle of Nagashino , allied with Tokugawa Ieyasu and helped him defeat Takeda Katsuyori
• Baba Nobuharu : fought in the Battle of Mikatagahara and led the vanguard of the right wing of the Takeda Army in the Battle of Nagashino, where he died
• Hara Masatane : died in the Battle of Nagashino (1575)
• Hara Toratane
• Ichijō Nobutatsu : Shingen's younger brother, fought at the Battle of Nagashino
• Itagaki Nobukata : died in the Battle of Uedahara (1548)
• Kōsaka Masanobu : played a central role in the battles of Kawanakajima , but was not involved in the battle of Nagashino
• Naitō Masatoyo
• Obata Toramori : died in 1561, it is said that he was wounded 40 times in 30 missions
• Obata Masamori : led the largest contingent (500 riders of the company in the center of the army) in the battle of Nagashino
• Obu Toramasa
• Oyamada Nobushige : Fought in the Battles of Kawanakajima, the Battle of Mikatagahara, and the Battle of Nagashino
• Saigusa Moritomo : died in the battle of Nagashino
• Sanada Yukitaka : Daimyō of Shinano Province
• Sanada Nobutsuna : died in the battle of Nagashino
• Tada Mitsuyori
• Takeda Nobushige : younger brother of Shingen, died in the Battle of Kawanakajima (1561)
• Takeda Nobukado : Shingen's brother, died 1575
• Tsuchiya Masatsugu : fought in the Battle of Mikatagahara, died in the Battle of Nagashino; his son followed Takeda Katsuyori until his death in the Battle of Temmokuzan in 1582
• Yamagata Masakage : Fought in the Battle of Mikatagahara and in the Siege of Yoshida , died in the Battle of Nagashino
• Yamamoto Kansuke (main strategist): fought in the battle of Kawanakajima, in which he also died
• Yokota Takatoshi : died during the siege of Toishi (1550)

art

In Japanese art, especially in Ukiyo-e and Bunraku and the heroic stories of the Sengoku era, the 24 generals are a popular theme. They are also portrayed by actors in Shingen-kō Matsuri every year .

literature

• Stephen Turnbull: The Samurai Sourcebook . Cassell & Co., London, 1998

Web links

• Documents (Japanese, PDF; 12.0 MB)
• Takeda 24 Generals
• Samurai Archive
• Shingen Matsuri Planning Committee website (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.samurai-archives.com/takedaret.html
2. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/shingenko-fes/documents/2013_shingenko-fes_tokubetsu-kyosan.pdf (link not available)
3. ↑ http://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/shingen/