Siege of Uehara
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The siege of Uehara was the first of many steps taken by Takeda Shingen
in his bid to seize control of Shinano Province
. Uehara Castle had been controlled by Suwa Yorishige before it was taken by Shingen.
Takeda Shingen
, of Kai Province, was a preeminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.-Name:Shingen was called "Tarō" or "Katsuchiyo" during his childhood...
in his bid to seize control of Shinano Province
Shinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
. Uehara Castle had been controlled by Suwa Yorishige before it was taken by Shingen.