Takeda Nobutora

The grave of Takeda Nobutora is at Daisenji in Kofu, Yamanashi.

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Takeda".

Takeda Nobutora (武田 信虎, 1493–1574) was a Japanese daimyo (feudal lord) who controlled the Province of Kai, and fought in a number of battles of the Sengoku period. He was the father of the famous Takeda Shingen, who was originally named Harunobu, along with two other sons, Nobushige and Nobukado.

Nobutora fought Hiraga Genshin at the Battle of Un no Kuchi in 1536. He was forced to retreat, but his son Harunobu defeated Hiraga and took the castle. Nobutora nevertheless wished to pass on his domain to Nobushige, and so Harunobu overthrew his father and exiled him to Suruga.

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Coopertaion.