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Uesugi Kenshin

1530 - 1578

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Nagao Kagetora (長尾 景虎; February 18, 1530 – April 19, 1578), later known as Uesugi Kenshin (上杉 謙信), was a Japanese daimyō (magnate). He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful daimyō of the Sengoku period. Known as the "Dragon of Echigo", while chiefly remembered for his prowess on the battlefield as a military genius and war hero, Kenshin is also regarded as an extremely skillful administrator who fostered the growth of local industries and trade, as his rule saw a marked rise in the standard of living of Echigo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uesugi Kenshin is the 2,347th most popular politician (down from 1,735th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Japan (down from 71st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Politician.

Uesugi Kenshin was a samurai who ruled over Echigo and Shinano provinces in Japan during the Sengoku period. He is most famous for his role in the Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561, where he defeated Takeda Shingen, the most powerful warrior of the Takeda clan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Uesugi Kenshin ranks 2,347 out of 19,576Before him are Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Andrew Mellon, Dardanus, Abd al-Rahman II, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. After him are Alaric II, Juraj Jánošík, Claudia Octavia, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Athalaric, and Kim Yong-nam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1530, Uesugi Kenshin ranks 7Before him are Ivan the Terrible, Jean Bodin, Yasuke, Grace O'Malley, Étienne de La Boétie, and Jean Nicot. After him are Louis, Prince of Condé, Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Anastasia Romanovna, Ruy López de Segura, Jan Kochanowski, and Juan de Herrera. Among people deceased in 1578, Uesugi Kenshin ranks 6Before him are Mihrimah Sultan, Sebastian of Portugal, John of Austria, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal. After him are Margaret Douglas, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Sebastiano Venier, Pierre Lescot, Giovanni Battista Moroni, and Giulio Clovio.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Uesugi Kenshin ranks 84 out of 6,245Before him are Shirō Ishii (1892), Sei Shōnagon (966), Emperor Momozono (1741), Ishida Mitsunari (1559), Yoichiro Nambu (1921), and Toyotomi Hideyori (1593). After him are Naoto Kan (1946), Empress Michiko (1934), Kōbō Abe (1924), Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916), Liv Ullmann (1938), and Emperor Itoku (-553).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Uesugi Kenshin ranks 23Before him are Emperor Suizei (-669), Koxinga (1624), Yoshihide Suga (1948), Tomoe Gozen (1157), Emperor Annei (-577), and Emperor Momozono (1741). After him are Naoto Kan (1946), Emperor Itoku (-553), Emperor Go-Momozono (1758), Empress Go-Sakuramachi (1740), Tokugawa Hidetada (1579), and Himiko (175).