About Chisaka Takafusa
Lived 1638 – 1700 (aged 61–62). Chisaka Takafusa was a Japanese samurai.
was a high-ranking samurai in Japan during the Edo period. He was a karō in the Yonezawa Domain under the Uesugi clan. He is also known as . Although he died prior to the events of the Forty-seven rōnin, he appears in fictional accounts, including the 1971 Daichūshingura starring Toshirō Mifune. He also appears in the 1999 NHK Taiga drama Genroku Ryōran.
The Meiji period politician-businessman Chisaka Takamasa was a descendant of Takafusa.
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Who was Chisaka Takafusa?
Japanese samurai
When was Chisaka Takafusa born?
Chisaka Takafusa was born in 1638.
When did Chisaka Takafusa die?
Chisaka Takafusa died on 25 June 1700.
What was Chisaka Takafusa's occupation?
Chisaka Takafusa was a samurai.
What nationality was Chisaka Takafusa?
Chisaka Takafusa was Japanese.
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