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Nagao Kagetora
(
長尾
景虎
, February 18, 1530 ? April 19, 1578
[1]
)
, was a Japanese daimy? also known as
Uesugi Kenshin
(
上杉
謙信
)
. He was born in the
Nagao clan
. He ruled over Echigo Province during the Sengoku period of Japan
. Kenshin a powerful daimyo and was called the "Dragon of Echigo". He was a great administrator and helped develop local industries and trade. He gave his people a high
standard of living
in Echigo.
Kenshin was a very honorable person. He also led many defensive campaigns to bring peace to the Kant? region and believed in the Buddhist god of war, Bishamonten. Some of his followers even thought that he was an incarnation of Bishamonten and called him the "God of War."
He is enshrined in
Uesugi Shrine
as a kami..
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.
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.
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.
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