Takeda Nobuchika

Takeda Nobuchika (Japanese武田 信 亲; * 1541, † 1582) was a son of Takeda Shingen. He was born blind, and could therefore be no inheritance of Takedaklans. Therefore, his father Takeda Shingen Unno Nobuchika (海 野 信 亲), which made ​​him a follower of this clan of Shinano province called him, and Shingen's influence there increased. When invasion of Oda Nobunaga in 1582 after the defeat of Takeda at the Battle of Nagashino he committed suicide, in which he swallowed poison.

After the takeover of the administration by the first shogun and last of the three kingdom unifier, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the tombs of the Takeda were placed under protection and Nobuchikas son Nobumitsu to have been personally protected by command Ieyasu.

Family

  • Father: Takeda Shingen
  • Brothers: Takeda Katsuyori
  • Takeda Yoshinobu ( 1538-19. November 1567 )
  • Takeda Harukiyo
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