Itagaki Nobukata

Itagaki Nobukata (板垣 信方, 1489 – March 23, 1548) was a retainer of the Takeda family. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1] His name is also seen with different kanji as 信形.

Kamon:Jiguro-bishi
In this Japanese name, the surname is Itagaki.

Nobukata served under both Takeda Nobutora and Takeda Shingen and also was tasked with young Shingen.[2] In 1541 Nobutora, along with Amari Torayasu, was driven out from the position of the head of Takeda clan, and he served as the general for Shingen often leading the troops into a battle when Shingen could not. In 1542, he would personally finish off Takato Yoritsugu at Ankokuji, shortly after the Siege of Fukuyo. In 1545, he successfully captured Takato castle. In 1546, he defeated Uesugi Norimasa at Usui Toge. With these victories, he was instrumental in gaining the control of Shinano Province and proved himself a skilled tactician. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[3]

After these victories, Nobukata increasingly became selfish and started to hold victory ceremonies without firmly winning a battle. These victories rapidly became fewer. As Nobukata was the eldest of the Takeda retainers and having educated Shingen, few could criticize his actions. In 1547, Nobukata and his troops were almost completely wiped out in a battle against the Murakami clan and without a timely rescue by Hara Toratane, Nobukata himself would have been in danger as well. Shingen offered the following waka to Nobukata to encourage him to correct his act.

Dare mo Miyo Mitsureba Yagate Kaku Tsuki no Izayofu Ana ya Hito no Yo no Naka
誰もみよ 満つればやがて 欠く月の 十六夜ふ穴や 人の世の中
(Translation) "Everyone sees that even a beautiful full moon starts to change its shape, becoming smaller as the time passes. Even in our human lives, things are as it is."

In 1548 at the Battle of Uedahara, Nobutaka, satisfied with a victory, had his troops stand down to hold a ceremony. Murakami's troop regrouped and counterattacked, killing Nobutaka and Amari Torayasu.[2][4]

The Meiji era politician Itagaki Taisuke was Nobukata's direct descendant, 12 generations removed.

In fiction

In NHK's 2007 Taiga drama Fūrinkazan, Itagaki is played by Sonny Chiba. Like in the novel it was adapted from, Nobukata was portrayed more heroically, supposedly the one who was trying to rein in the young Takeda Harunobu (Shingen) from his arrogance and chose to sacrifice himself so that Harunobu may survive the Battle of Uedahara.

Genealogy
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Takeda Nobuyoshi[5]
Ichijo Tadayori1Itagaki KanenobuHenmi AriyoshiTakeda Nobumitsu[6]
Itagaki Yoritoki2Itagakiyorishige
3Itagaki YorikaneItagaki NobuyoriItagaki sanekaneTakeda Nagakane
4Itagaki YukiyoriTakeda Nobusada
5Itagaki NagayoriNakamura Kanekuni
6Itagaki SaburozaemonNakamura Kanesada
7Itagaki Shiro
8Itagaki saburo
9Itagaki Shokei
10Itagaki Kanemitsu
11Itagaki Zenman-bo
12Itagaki Bishu13Itagaki Nobuyasu
Itagaki Hokinokami14Itagaki Nobukata[7]Morozumi Genbanojowoman
15①Itagaki Nobunori[8]Sakayori Masamitsu16Itagaki Nobuyasu[9]wife of Itagaki Nobuyasu
②Itagaki Masanobu[10]Itagaki Masatorawoman17Itagaki SurinosukeItagaki Hayato
③Inui MasayukiItagaki MasayoshiSakayori Masayoshi
④Inui Masasuke1Inui MasanaoInui Tomomasa
⑤Inui MasakataInui Jujiro2Inui MasafusaInui Muichi[11]
Inui Kasuke⑥Inui Masakiyowife of Kondo MichikataInui Jusuke3Inui Yoshikatsu
⑦Inui NaotakeInui NaokowaNakayama HidenobuInui Kowamasa4Inui MasafusaInui Masanaru
⑧Inui Masa-akira5Inui Masahisa
⑨Inui NobutakeNomoto Nobuteruwoman6Inui MasaharuMotoyama Shigeyoshi
⑩Inui Masashigewife of Hirai Masazanewife of Nagaya HikodayuInui Masakatsu7Inui Masa-atsuInui Masa-atsu[12]
⑪Itagaki TaisukeInui Kyubawife of Hino Shigeyoshiwomanwoman8Inui Seishi[13]
Itagaki Hokotaro8Inui Seishi[14]Itagaki MagozaburoItagaki MasamiInui Muichi[15]Kataoka HyokoMiyaji GunkoOgawa EnkoAsano ChiyokoOyama Ryoko
Itagaki Takeo⑫Itagaki Morimasa⑬Itagaki MasatsuraKawase MiyoshiNakamura Choshi9Inui IchiroMiyaji ShigeakiMotoyama NobukoAsano KazuharuAsano FusakoOyama Tomomitsu
Ozaki TadashiMishima TakukoItagaki Masa-akiAkiyama Noriko⑭Itagaki TaitaroItagaki NaomaroKawase KatsuyoSugisaki MitsuyoNakamura Junko10Takaoka MarikoOyama Tomokazu
Ozaki KimimasaAkiyama TakeoAkiyama TakeshiAkiyama YuriItagaki YukoItagaki AkihiroNakamura NaotakaNakamura KazutakaIbuka MikaTakaoka KoutaroOyama TomoakiOyama Tomohide

Source "Kai Kokushi". Matsudaira Sadayoshi. 1814. Japan.(Aduchi-Momoyama period part) "Kwansei-choshu Shokafu". Hotta Masaatsu, Hayashi jyussai. 1799. Japan.(Aduchi-Momoyama period part) "Osamuraichu Senzogaki-keizucho"(Edo period part)

References
  1. Inoue, Yasushi. (2006). The Samurai banner of Furin Kazan, p. 7.
  2. 武家家伝＿甘利氏
  3. Inoue, Yasushi. (2006). The Samurai banner of Furin Kazan, p. 7.
  4. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. p. 211. ISBN 1854095234.
  5. (1128-1186)
  6. (1162-1248)
  7. (1489-1548)
  8. (1523-1553)
  9. Son-in-law(daughter's husband) of Itagaki Nobukata. son of Ozo Genpachiro. 永祿元年（1558年）、武田信玄の命に依って、板垣家を再興
  10. (　　-1608)
  11. 板垣退助五男、絶家再興
  12. adopted child of Inui Masaharu
  13. second son of Itagaki Taisuke
  14. adopted child of Inui Masa-atsu
  15. 乾友正家の絶家再興


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