Nagao Tamekage

Nagao Tamekage ( Japanese 長尾 為 景 ; † between 1540 and 1543) was a Japanese feudal lord of the Sengoku period ( Sengoku daimyō ).

Life

After the death of his father Nagao Yoshikage, he succeeded him in 1506 or 1507 as deputy military governor ( shugodai ) of Echigo Province . In 1507 he overthrew and killed his liege lord, the military governor ( shugo ) Uesugi Fusayoshi and supported the installation of his distant cousin Uesugi Sadazane. In 1509 there was a battle with Fusayoshi's brother Uesugi Akisada, the governor general of Kantō ( Kantō kanrei ), which Tamekage initially lost. In the following year he defeated Akisada, thereby consolidating his position as lord of Echigo. The ruling Muromachi Shogunate formally recognized him as a Shugo daimyoassimilated to although he remained shugodai . The imperial court granted him the ceremonial court rank as governor of the Shinano Province ( Shinano no kami ).

In 1530 Sadazane's brother Jōjō Sadanori rebelled unsuccessfully against him. In 1535 he withdrew from politics and appointed his eldest son Nagao Harukage as his successor. His second son was Nagao Kagetora, who later became famous under the name Uesugi Kenshin .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 山 田邦明 : 長尾 為 景 . In: 朝日 日本 歴 史 人物 事 典 at kotobank.jp. Asahi Shimbun Shuppan, accessed August 3, 2012 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 長尾 為 景 . In: 世界 大 百科 事 典 第 ２ 版 at kotobank.jp. Hitachi Solutions, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 (Japanese). 

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Nagao is the family name, Tamekage the first name.