Nagao Kagetora, adopted by Uesugi Norimasa, became lord of the castle in 1548, taking the name Uesugi Kenshin and effectively changing the ruling clan of Kasugayama from Nagao to Uesugi.
At the battle of Kawagoe in 1545, both major branches of the Uesugi family were defeated by the Hōjō clan; Norimasa's campaigns only continued to be less and less successful.
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He is perhaps best known as the adoptive father of Uesugi Kenshin, one of the most famous warlords in Japanese history.
Uesugi Kenshin | Uesugi clan | Uesugi Kagekatsu | Uesugi Norimasa | Uesugi | Uesugi Kagenobu |