About Shibata Naganori
Lived 1538 – 1580 (aged 41–42). Shibata Naganori was a Japanese samurai.
, was a Japanese military commander who served under the warlord Uesugi Kenshin, as one of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Uesugi.
The son of Shibata Tsunasada and the elder brother of Shibata Shigeie (Shibata Harunaga), Nagaatsu served under Kenshin from the latter's earliest campaigns. Nagaatsu began serving Kenshin at a very young age and fought in many of his battles.
He fought on the right flank at the 4th Battle of Kawanakajima (1561) and Battle of Tedorigawa (1577).
In 1578, during the Siege of Otate, the succession struggle that followed Kenshin's death, Nagaatsu supported Kenshin's son Kagekatsu. Nagaatsu died of illness in 1580.
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Who was Shibata Naganori?
Military commander who served under the warlord Uesugi Kenshin
When was Shibata Naganori born?
Shibata Naganori was born in 1538.
When did Shibata Naganori die?
Shibata Naganori died in 1580.
What was Shibata Naganori's occupation?
Shibata Naganori was a samurai.
What nationality was Shibata Naganori?
Shibata Naganori was Japanese.
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