Sanada Yukimura

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Sanada Yukimura ( Japanese 真 田 幸 村 ; actually Sanada Nobushige , Japanese 真 田 信 繁 ; * around 1567–1570 in Japan ; † June 3, 1615 in Osaka , Honshū , Japan) was a samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods . Sanada gained notoriety for his role as a troop leader of the defenders in the siege of Osaka 1614/15, at the end of which he fell in the battle of Tennōji .

literature

  • Harald Pöcher (2009): Wars and battles in Japan that made history , Vol. 2 From the beginnings to 1853 ; Lit Published by Berlin, Münster, Wien, Zürich, London; ISBN 978-3-643-50082-3
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Sanada is the family name, Yukimura the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Sanada, Yukimura
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 宮本 武 蔵 (Japanese); Sanada, Nobushige (real name); 真 田 信 繁 (real name Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods
DATE OF BIRTH around 1567–1570
PLACE OF BIRTH Japan
DATE OF DEATH June 3, 1615
Place of death Osaka , Honshu , Japan