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Uesugi Kenshin (1530
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1578) is samurai who ruled
Echigo province in the
Sengoku Period of
Japan.
In 1548, he became the owner of the
castle of Haruyama and was engaged in the
Battle of Kawanakajima with
Takeda Shingen.
His original name was Nagao Kagetora. Later he renamed his name to
Uesugi Masatora, Terutora and consecutively and Kenshin after he became a
buddist.
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