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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 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Takeda Shingen is the 1,546th most popular politician (down from 1,163rd in 2024), the 52nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 44th in 2019) and the 15th 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, Takeda Shingen ranks 1,546 out of 19,576. Before 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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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1521, Takeda Shingen ranks 2. Before 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 1. After 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 52 out of 6,245. Before him are Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Akira Toriyama (1955), Sanae Takaichi (1961), 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Takeda Shingen ranks 15. Before him are Emperor Kōmei (1831), Jiroemon Kimura (1897), Itō Hirobumi (1841), Sasaki Kojirō (1583), Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), and Sanae Takaichi (1961). After him are Emperor Ninkō (1800), Emperor Kōkaku (1771), Emperor Suizei (-669), Koxinga (1624), Yoshihide Suga (1948), and Tomoe Gozen (1157).

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