Sanada Yukitaka 真田 幸隆 | |
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 Sanada Yukitaka | |
| Head ofSanada clan | |
| Preceded by | Sanada Yukiyoshi |
| Succeeded by | Sanada Nobutsuna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1512 |
| Died | June 8, 1574(1574-06-08) (aged 61–62) |
| Spouse | Kyō'un-in |
| Children | Sanada Nobutsuna Sanada Masateru Sanada Masayuki |
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| Allegiance |  Takeda clan |
| Unit |  Sanada clan |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Odaihara Siege of Toishi Battles of Kawanakajima Siege of Odawara Battle of Mikatagahara |
Sanada Yukitaka (真田 幸隆; c. 1512 – June 8, 1574) was a Japanesesamurai warrior of theSengoku period. He is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1] He was the father ofSanada Nobutsuna andSanada Masayuki and grandfather of the legendary samurai warriorSanada Yukimura of whom servedToyotomi clan.
Yukitaka was one of three "Danjo" generals to be namedDanjōchū (Danjō stands for a formal title, Danjōchū; 弾正忠) by Shingen, along withKōsaka Masanobu andHoshina Masatoshi.
In 1541,Takeda Nobutora,Suwa clan andMurakami Yoshikiyo cooperatively attackedUnno clan and their relatives at theBattle of Unnodaira. Unno clan includingSanada clan left Shinano province, and participants divided captured territory. But after this battle,Takeda Shingen expelled his father Takeda Nobutora and became new leader of Takeda clan.[2] A few years later, he became a vassal of Takeda Shingen.[2]
Under Takeda Shingen, Sanada Yukitaka participated in theBattle of Odaihara in 1546[3] and thesieges of Toishi in 1550 and 1551.[4] After the Battle of Toishi, Yukitaka and Sanada clan restored their old territory.[2]
Throughout his life, Yukitaka contributed to the expansion of the domain of the Takeda clan.[2]
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