Uesugi Norimasa

* Sen6
* Sen2

**Uesugi Norimasa**  (上杉 (とがし)憲政 (はるさだ), *****Uesugi Norimasa*****? Uesugi Norimasa) is the head of the Yamanouchi Uesugi Clan. She made her debut in Sengoku Hime 2 and Sengoku Hime 6.

## Introduction

**Sengoku Hime 2:**
The head of the Yamanouchi family. The Yamauchi family was formerly the Kanto governor, but has lost most of its prestige as the power of the shogunate has weakened. The current head of the Yamauchi family, Kenmasa, is a gifted fiefdom manager who successfully governs a large territory, but his lack of courage and weak character have led to invasions from neighboring countries.

山内家の当主。 元は、 関東管領を務めた家柄である山内家だが、幕府の力が弱まったのに合わせて、 その威光もほとんど失われている。 現当主である憲政は領国経営には才能をみせ、広い領土をうまく治めているものの、 度胸がなく、 押しの弱い性格から近隣諸国からの侵攻を受けている。

**Sengoku Hime 6:**
She is the head of the Yamauchi Uesugi family. At first glance, she appears to be an intelligent and beautiful woman, but on the inside she is a good-natured and proper person. She is overconfident in her own abilities and fails as a result. She also makes decisions based on the mood of the moment, and fails as a result. But that doesn't mean that she can win a battle just because she thinks things through, and as a result, she fails.

デザイナー：磨鞘一佳 演者：みたかりん

## Historical Information

Uesugi Norimasa (上杉 憲政, 1523 – April 13, 1579) was a daimyō of feudal Japan from Yamanouchi branch Uesugi clan and held the post of Kantō Kanrei, the shōgun's deputy in the Kantō region. He was the adoptive father of Uesugi Kenshin, one of the most famous warlords in Japanese history.

In 1545, at the battle of Kawagoe, Ōgigayatsu and Yamanouchi major branches of the Uesugi family were defeated by Hōjō Ujiyasu of the Hōjō clan.
In 1547, he was defeated again in the Battle of Odaihara, this time by Takeda Shingen. Norimasa's campaigns only continued to be less and less successful.
In 1551, he was defeated once again at Siege of Hirai castle by Hōjō Ujiyasu, and fled to Echigo Province, where he sought asylum with his vassal Nagao Kagetora.
In 1552, Kagetora agreed to grant his lord shelter and protection, but only under certain conditions. Norimasa was forced to name Kagetora his heir, and to grant him the titles of Lord of Echigo and Kantō Kanrei.
In 1559, Norimasa was pushed Uesugi Kenshin to take control of the Kantō back from the Hōjō, and in 1560 Kenshin was able to comply. Heading a campaign against Hōjō Ujiyasu from fall 1560 to the summer of 1561, Kenshin was successful in taking a number of castles from the Hojo clan, like Numata Castle and Umayabashi Castle, which ended with the first siege of Odawara Castle in Sagami Province.
In 1561, Uesugi Norimasa, passed on the Uesugi clan to Nagao Kagetora, who was gaining power as the Governor of Echigo and succeeding as head of the Yamanouchi-Uesugi family and assuming the position of Kanto Kanrei. Kagetora then changed his name to Uesugi Terutora, to reflect his inheritance of Norimasa's lineage; he took the given name Terutora for a short time before choosing to be called Uesugi Kenshin.
In 1579, Norimasa died at the hands of Uesugi Kagekatsu's troops along with Uesugi Kagetora's oldest son, Doumanmaru, during the Otate power struggle.

**Lord(s):**足利義晴→足利義輝

**Father:**上杉憲房(13代当主)

**Sibling(s):** 養兄弟：憲寛（足利高基四男）

**Children:**龍若丸、憲藤、憲重、憲武、長憲
養子：憲勝、輝虎（謙信）、保家