From the young age of fifteen, he had already proved himself to be a valuable asset to the Takeda family by assisting with general duties. We know that Shingen would become a major player in Japan’s Sengoku era, and would go on to become a feared warlord, one that was not to be trifled with.
A name that is often mentioned in the ancient Japanese chronicles is Takeda Shingen, the firstborn son of the Takeda clan leader and Daimyo of Kai, Takeda Nobutora.
