Hara Masatane
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was a senior retainer of the Takeda clan during the late Sengoku period
of Japanese history. Masatane was a relative of Hara Toratane
, though from a different branch of the family, and was also a skilled commander. He was present at the Battle of Mimasetoge
(1569) and was killed in the forefront of the fighting in the Battle of Nagashino
in 1575.
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
of Japanese history. Masatane was a relative of Hara Toratane
Hara Toratane
' was a senior retainer of the Takeda clan during the late Sengoku period of Japanese history. He is known for being one of the Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen....
, though from a different branch of the family, and was also a skilled commander. He was present at the Battle of Mimasetoge
Battle of Mimasetoge
The battle of Mimasetōge took place in 1569, as the forces of Takeda Shingen withdrew from repeated failed sieges of the Hōjō clan's Odawara Castle in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. The Hōjō forces, led by the brothers Ujiteru and Ujikuni, laid in wait for him in the pass of Mimase...
(1569) and was killed in the forefront of the fighting in the Battle of Nagashino
Battle of Nagashino
The ' took place in 1575 near Nagashino Castle on the plain of Shitaragahara in the Mikawa province of Japan. Forces under Takeda Katsuyori had besieged the castle since the 17th of June; Okudaira Sadamasa , a Tokugawa vassal, commanded the defending force...
in 1575.