Takeda
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is a Japanese
family name. Throughout the course of the Sengoku period
(16th century) of Japan, the famed Takeda clan of Kai province
had many descendant branch families.
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
family name. Throughout the course of the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
(16th century) of Japan, the famed Takeda clan of Kai province
Kai Province
, also known as , is an old province in Japan in the area of Yamanashi Prefecture. It lies in central Honshū, west of Tokyo, in a landlocked mountainous region that includes Mount Fuji along its border with Shizuoka Prefecture....
had many descendant branch families.
- Takeda clan (Aki)Takeda clan (Aki)The Takeda clan of Aki was a cadet branch of the famed Takeda clan of Kai Province, descended from Emperor Seiwa and the Minamoto clan .The Takeda of Wakasa were a cadet branch of the Takeda of Aki....
is a family in the Aki provinceAki Provinceor Geishū was a province in the Chūgoku Region of western Honshū, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture.When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province , two temples were founded in Aki Province... - Takeda clan (Wakasa)
- Takeda clan (Kazusa)
People
- Nana TakedaNana Takedain Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national champion. She won a gold and a silver medal on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed fifth at the Junior Grand Prix Final.-Programs:-Post-2005:-Pre-2005:...
, figure skater - Sokaku Takeda, reviver of Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu
- Takeda-no-miyaTakeda-no-miyaThe Takeda ōke was the tenth and youngest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house.-Takeda-no-miya:...
, one of the former ōke, or cadet branches of the Japanese imperial house established during the Meiji period by a scion of the Fushimi-no-miya. Not related to the samurai family. - Takeda familyTakeda familyThe ' was a famous clan of daimyō in Japan's late Heian Period to Sengoku period.The Takeda were descendants of Emperor Seiwa and are a branch of the Minamoto clan , by Minamoto no Yoshimitsu , brother to the Chinjufu-shogun Minamoto no Yoshiie...
, the family of Takeda Shingen, and a relatively important and powerful one therefore, in Japan's Sengoku periodSengoku periodThe or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
.- Takeda KatsuyoriTakeda Katsuyoriwas a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku Period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was the son of Shingen by the , the daughter of Suwa Yorishige...
- Shingen's son, Katsuyori commanded his father's armies after his death, and saw the fall of the Takeda family - Takeda NobushigeTakeda Nobushigewas a samurai of Japan's Sengoku period, and younger brother of Takeda Shingen. Takeda Nobushige held the favor of their father, and was meant to inherit the Takeda lands, wealth and power, becoming head of the clan. However, Shingen rebelled against their father and seized the lands and power for...
- Shingen's younger brother, held their father's favour to be heir of the clan, continued to support his older brother throughout his life, he also wrote the Kyūjūkyū Kakun, a set of 99 short rules for Takeda house members - Takeda NobutoraTakeda Nobutorawas a Japanese daimyo who controlled the Province of Kai, and fought in a number of battles of the Sengoku period. He was the father of the famous Takeda Shingen, who was originally named Harunobu, along with two other sons, Nobushige and Nobukado.Nobutora fought Hiraga Genshin at the Battle of...
- Shingen's father - Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen, of Kai Province, was a preeminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.-Name:Shingen was called "Tarō" or "Katsuchiyo" during his childhood...
, one of the most famous daimyoDaimyois a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
in Japanese history.
- Takeda Katsuyori
- Takeda Nobukado
- Takeda Nobumori
- Takeda Yoshinobu
- Kumiko TakedaKumiko Takeda, born August 12, 1968 in Shizuoka, Japan is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* Big show! Hawaii ni utaeba * 24 jikan dake no uso - Yukari Sakai* Ghost School: Teacher Mako's Head...
Fictional characters
- Masashi TakedaMasashi Takedais a fictional character in the My-HiME and My-Otome anime and manga series. He is voiced by Yūji Ueda in Japanese and Scott Roberts in English.- My-HiME anime :...
, from My-HimeMy-HiMEis an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005... - Takashi Takeda, from Yotsuba&!Yotsuba&!is an ongoing Japanese comedy manga series by Kiyohiko Azuma, the creator of Azumanga Daioh. It is published in Japan by ASCII Media Works, formerly MediaWorks, in the monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh and collected in ten tankōbon volumes...
- Gohee Takeda, from Ginga: Nagareboshi GinGinga: Nagareboshi GinGinga: Nagareboshi Gin Silver") is an adventure manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 bound volumes...