About Takeda Nobuchika
Lived 1541 – 1582 (aged 40–41). Takeda Nobuchika was a military commander.
, also known as (1541–1582) was the second son of Takeda Shingen. He lived during the Sengoku period in Japan. He was born completely blind and therefore could not become a retainer of the Takeda clan. Instead, Shingen named Nobuchika heir to the Unno clan of Shinano province, in order to further expand his influence.
When the Oda/Tokugawa alliance invaded Kai province in 1582, Nobuchika committed suicide by taking hemlock. Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had felt sympathy towards Nobuchika, protected his son from harm after his death.
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Japanese noble
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Takeda Nobuchika was born in 1541.
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