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Baba Nobushige (?-?) was a retainer beneath the clan of Takeda throughout the latter Sengoku Period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 of Feudal Japan. As Nobushige was the grandson to the reputed Baba Nobufusa's younger brother, Nobuyori, it can be relatively speculated that Nobushige supported the Takeda initially at the time at which he was eligible for service as vassal, and forthwith supported such a clan by the side of his respective grandfather and uncle.






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Baba Nobushige (?-?) was a retainer beneath the clan of Takeda throughout the latter Sengoku Period
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 of Feudal Japan. As Nobushige was the grandson to the reputed Baba Nobufusa's younger brother, Nobuyori, it can be relatively speculated that Nobushige supported the Takeda initially at the time at which he was eligible for service as vassal, and forthwith supported such a clan by the side of his respective grandfather and uncle. As the potential feats and variable campaigns that Nobushige may have taken part in are relatively unknown from the time at which he served the Takeda, it is still recorded that he rationally chose to defect over to Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
 initially during the 1582 attack of Kai Province
Kai Province

is an old provinces of Japan in Japan that corresponds to Yamanashi Prefecture today. It lies in central Honshu, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
 or immediately following the end of such a decisive incident. As Nobushige was thus presently serving under Ieyasu, he would take part within the Battle of Nagakute of 1584, where he showed at least moderate ability on the battlefield but nonetheless secured the safety of his family line. The service and life of Nobushige following this conflict remains unknown, but it is easily speculated that he may have survived up until the Edo Period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
 and became a minor daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 in part to his former service.