Baba Nobuharu

Baba Nobuharu (????)(d. 1575) was one of Takeda Shingen's so-called "Twenty-Four Generals"; they were his most trusted commanders. Baba fought at the battles of Mikata ga Hara and Nagashino, where he led the vanguard of Takeda Katsuyori's right-wing.

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1575 - Takeda Shingen - Twenty-Four Generals - Mikata ga Hara - Nagashino - Takeda Katsuyori

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When Takeda Shingen took Fukashi castle (now Matsumoto Castle) in 1550, he entrusted it to Baba. At Mikata ga Hara in 1572, he led the vanguard in chasing Tokugawa Ieyasu's army back to their Hamamatsu fortress; upon seeing the gates open and braziers lit, Baba mistakenly suspected a trap, and did not press the fleeing army further. It was at Nagashino that Baba was killed, three years later, as two samurai attacked him simultaneously with their spears, taking off his head.

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Took Fukashi castle - Matsumoto Castle - 1550 - 1572 - Tokugawa Ieyasu

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