About Kakizaki Kageie
Lived 1513 – 1574 (aged 60–61). Kakizaki Kageie was a Japanese samurai.
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Uesugi clan of Echigo Province. He was one of the most important and well known generals of Uesugi Kenshin.
He earned a reputation for being an extremely ferocious warrior like Kato Kiyomasa and the like. He fought at the 3rd battle of the Battles of Kawanakajima against the Takeda clan, and led the vanguard force for the Uesugi at the 4th battle. Kenshin suspected Kageie of treason and ordered his death, by seppuku. It was a smoldering revenge that he would harbor for the rest of his life.
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Who was Kakizaki Kageie?
Japanese samurai
When was Kakizaki Kageie born?
Kakizaki Kageie was born in 1513.
When did Kakizaki Kageie die?
Kakizaki Kageie died on 5 December 1574.
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Kakizaki Kageie was a samurai.
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Kakizaki Kageie was Japanese.
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