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	Topics Sanada clan Topic Home The was a reputed clan that was born within Shinano provinceShinano Province Shinano is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano prefecture.... during the early 1500's of the Sengoku PeriodSengoku period Overview The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted... of Feudal Japan. Thriving within Northern Chiisagata District's Sanada Village during this period in time, they began their notable service under the Takeda clan for many generations following, capturing variable regions such as Numata castle of northwestern KozukeKozuke Province Kozuke was an old province located in Tosando of Japan, which today composes Gunma prefecture.... and giving birth to many exceedingly famous figures of the day such as Sanada YukimuraSanada Yukimura was a Japanese samurai, second son of the Sengoku period daimyo Sanada Masayuki.... , regarded as a hero among others. As the final leading figure of the Takeda--Takeda KatsuyoriTakeda Katsuyori Takeda Katsuyori was the son of Takeda Shingen and father of Takeda Nobukatsu and Takeda Katsuchika.... --was destroyed along with his clansmen within 1582, the Sanada obtained the entire district of Chiisagata, at which the famed Sanada MasayukiSanada Masayuki Sanada Masayuki, was a Japanese Sengoku period daimyo.... constructed the Ueda CastleUeda Castle Ueda Castle The original home of the Sanada clan, built by Masayuki Sanada.... : A time at which he then submitted to Oda NobunagaOda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history.... using this newly established "armor" to effectively defend the remaining power that the Sanada still possessed. However, as Nobunaga was killed only a few months following this resolution, Masayuki was surrounded by the independent UesugiUesugi clan The Uesugi clan were descendants of Fujiwara Yoshikado, who was a daijo-daijin during the 9th Century.... , TokugawaTokugawa clan The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan.... , and HojoLate Hojo clan The ' was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kanto regio... , forcing him to establish many temporary allegiances and alliances with other neighboring powers, allowing the Sanada to survive even with such an evidentially low level of influence and authority. As the remaining years of the 1500's had passed by with constant defense from Tokugawa IeyasuTokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu ; ?? ?? was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of ... and his consecutive assaults upon the castle of Ueda, the Battle of SekigaharaBattle of Sekigahara The , popularly known as the Realm Divide, was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 that cleared the path to the Shogunat... began in 1600, at which Masayuki, ensuring that the clan of Sanada must essentially survive to all means, ordered his two sons--Nobuyuki and Yukimura--to serve upon individual sides: Nobuyuki would support the the 'eastern' army under Tokugawa Ieyasu; Yukimura would join the 'western' army under the command of Toyotomi HideyoshiToyotomi Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hideyoshi , was a Sengoku daimyo who unified Japan.... 's Ishida MitsunariIshida Mitsunari Ishida Mitsunari was a samurai who led the West side in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the... . With Sekigahara ending in victory for Ieyasu that same year, Masayuki and Yukimura, who were to be executed upon the condition of their mutual support of the 'east', were exiled to Kudoyama in Kii provinceKii Province Kii or Kishu was a province of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today Wakayama and the southern part of Mie Prefect... , solely due to the service of Nobuyuki, who was thus re-attained his position of headship over both Numata castle and Ueda as a result. With the clan of Sanada having survived, they would live up until the year of 1668--the time at which the final heir had died--as daimyoDaimyo The were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 12th century to the 19th century in Japan.... over Numata and that of Matsushiro, their designated replacement over Ueda.