{"slug": "uesugi-kenshin", "label": "Uesugi Kenshin", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uesugi_Kenshin", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311080", "qid": "Q311080", "description": "Japanese daimyo", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [1530, 1578], "span_label": ["1530 CE", "1578 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "takeda-shingen", "label": "Takeda Shingen", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "japan", "label": "Japan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "oda-nobunaga", "label": "Oda Nobunaga", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "tenbun", "label": "Tenbun", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1530, "year_label": "1530 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "February 18", "text": "February 18 – Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1578)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366794362#Births", "title": "1530", "revid": 1366794362, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1548, "year_label": "1548 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 28", "text": "January 28 – (Tenbun 17, 30th day of 12th month) Nagao Kagetora (later Uesugi Kenshin) leads a triumphant entry into Kasugayama Castle in Japan, replacing his older brother Nagao Harukage as the lead samurai in the Nagao clan that rules the Echigo Province.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366656469#January–March", "title": "1548", "revid": 1366656469, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1553, "year_label": "1553 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 3", "text": "June 3 – The first of the five Battles of Kawanakajima, the \"Battle of the Fuse,\" commences in Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province. The clash, fought 12 days after Shingen has taken Katsurao Castle, takes place at a shrine of Hachiman (near modern-day Yashiro, Hyōgo prefecture), is part of a major series of conflicts during the Japanese Sengoku period.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362480437#April–June", "title": "1553", "revid": 1362480437, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1561, "year_label": "1561 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 18", "text": "October 18 – Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin, in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358043209#October–December", "title": "1561", "revid": 1358043209, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1564, "year_label": "1564 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 10", "text": "September 10 – Battle of Kawanakajima in Japan: Takeda Shingen fights the forces of Uesugi Kenshin for the final time, to a draw.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363117508#July–September", "title": "1564", "revid": 1363117508, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1577, "year_label": "1577 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 13", "text": "November 13 – In the Battle of Tedorigawa, Uesugi Kenshin's forces decisively defeat the forces of Oda Nobunaga, in what will be Kenshin's last victory before his death the following year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361323001#October–December", "title": "1577", "revid": 1361323001, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1578, "year_label": "1578 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 19", "text": "April 19 – Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1530)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356931160#Deaths", "title": "1578", "revid": 1356931160, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1578, "year_label": "1578 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – (17th day of 3rd month, Tensho 6) The Siege of Otate begins in Japan after the death of Uesugi Kenshin, the warlord of the Echigo Province.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356931160#April–June", "title": "1578", "revid": 1356931160, "section": "Events › April–June"}}]}