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Takeda Shingen

1521 - 1573

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Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄; December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573) was daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as "the Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and credited with exceptional military prestige. Shingen was based in a poor area with little arable land and no access to the sea, but he became one of Japan's leading daimyo. His skills are highly esteemed and on par with Mōri Motonari. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takeda Shingen is the 1,545th most popular politician (down from 1,163rd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Japan (down from 44th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Japanese Politician.

Takeda Shigen was a Japanese samurai who is most famous for his role in the Battle of Nagashino.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Takeda Shingen ranks 1,545 out of 19,576Before him are Afonso III of Portugal, Ehud Barak, Alexios III Angelos, Shepseskare, Hu Yaobang, and Cleopatra V of Egypt. After him are Abaqa Khan, Aimery of Cyprus, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, Francis II Rákóczi, Daoguang Emperor, and Nigel Farage.

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Among people born in 1521, Takeda Shingen ranks 2Before him is Pope Urban VII. After him are Peter Canisius, Christina of Denmark, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Andrew Avellino, Xu Wei, Antoine Caron, Richard Chancellor, and Philippe de Monte. Among people deceased in 1573, Takeda Shingen ranks 1After him are Fatma Sultan, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Rafael Bombelli, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Azai Nagamasa, Matija Gubec, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, Antun Vrančić, and Michel de l'Hôpital.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takeda Shingen ranks 51 out of 6,245Before him are Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Akira Toriyama (1955), Sakamoto Ryōma (1836), Takeshi Kitano (1947), and Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159). After him are Yasujirō Ozu (1903), Emperor Ninkō (1800), Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Olivia de Havilland (1916), Hideki Yukawa (1907), and Takashi Kasahara (1918).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Takeda Shingen ranks 14Before him are Lee Myung-bak (1941), Emperor Kōmei (1831), Jiroemon Kimura (1897), Itō Hirobumi (1841), Sasaki Kojirō (1583), and Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147). After him are Emperor Ninkō (1800), Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Emperor Suizei (-669), Koxinga (1624), Yoshihide Suga (1948), and Tomoe Gozen (1157).