Sanada Yukitaka

Sanada Yukitaka (????)(d. 1574) was a daimy? (feudal lord) of Shinano Province who became one of Takeda Shingen's 'Twenty-four Generals' (his most trusted commanders), submitting to being Takeda's vassal after a long and difficult struggle against him.

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1574 - Daimy? - Shinano Province - Takeda Shingen - Twenty-four Generals

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Under Takeda Shingen, Sanada Yukitaka led the sieges of Toishi in 1550 and 1551, and was one of three generals to be named Danj?ch? by Shingen.

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Sieges of Toishi - 1550 - 1551

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He was the father of Sanada Masayuki and grandfather of the legendary samurai warrior Sanada Yukimura of whom Toyotomi Hideyoshi once said "A hero appears once every hundred years".

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Sanada Masayuki - Sanada Yukimura - Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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