Sanada Masayuki

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**Sanada Masayuki**  (真田 (さなだ)昌幸 (まさゆき), *****Sanada Masayuki*****? Sanada Masayuki) is the head of the Sanada Clan. He made his debut since Sengoku Hime 4, and has appeared in all 3 of the games in the Sengoku Hime series and the upcoming Shin § Sengoku Hime.

## Introduction

**Sengoku Hime 4:**
A local lord in Shinano.
Surrounded by powerful enemies, he is the head of the Sanada family, which has been protecting its small territory by any means possible.
He has a very strong character and a flexible way of thinking, and although he is regarded by neighboring countries as a man to be reckoned with, he is not exposed to severe warnings because of the small size of his country.
With his two children as friends, he watches the world go by with an easygoing attitude.

周りを強敵に囲まれつつ、あらゆる手を用いて小さい領地を守って来た真田家の当主。
非常にしたたかな性格と、しなやかな考え方を持つ人物で、近隣諸国からは油断ならない人物と目されながら、小国故に厳しい警戒には曝されていない。
ふたりの子供と友に、悠然と構えて世の流れを眺めている。
【デザイナー：黒田んぼ】　【演者：真木将人】

**Sengoku Hime 5:**
A local lord in Shinano. Surrounded by powerful enemies, he is the head of the Sanada family, which has been protecting its small territory by any means possible. He has a very strong character and a flexible way of thinking, and although he is regarded by neighboring countries as a man to be reckoned with, he is not exposed to severe warnings because of the small size of his country. With his two children as friends, he watches the world go by with an easygoing attitude.

デザイナー：黒田んぼ ＣＶ：真木将人

**Sengoku Hime 7:**
The head of the Sanada family.
He is a wise general with a wealth of experience that matches his age and the strength that comes from it, but he is not stubborn and has a flexible mindset.
Although he sees Shingen as a promising leader, his top priority is the survival of the Sanada family, and he is not as loyal to Shingen as the Four Heavenly Kings.

真田家の当主。
年齢に見合う豊富な経験とそこから生まれる強かさ、 しかし頑固ではなく柔軟な思考を持つ智将。
信玄の事を見込みある主であるとは思っているが、 最優先事項はあくまで真田家に存続であり、 四天王たちほど忠誠心は高くない。

**Shin § Sengoku Hime:**
The female head of the Sanada family.
She may look young, but she is old, cunning, and tricky.
Her lightly smiling face shows a certain spirit.
She is also sexually uninhibited, and often has her hands on wives and maids of honor.

見た目は若くみえるが、歳を重ねており老獪で油断ならない女性。
軽く笑みを浮かべた表情にはある種の気迫すら漂わせている。
性的にも奔放でよく女中などにも手を付けるなど男女見境がない。
原画 形見心太
演者 新堂真弓

## Historical Information

Sanada Masayuki (真田 安房守 昌幸, 1547 – July 13, 1611) was a Japanese Sengoku period lord and daimyō. He was the head of Sanada clan, a regional house of Shinano Province, which became a vassal of the Takeda clan of Kai Province.

Along with his father and brothers, Masayuki served the Takeda clan during its heyday, when it was led by Takeda Shingen. After its downfall, Masayuki took the lead of his clan and, despite little power, he managed to establish himself as an independent daimyō under the Toyotomi regime through skillful political maneuvers amidst the powerful Tokugawa, Hojō and Uesugi clans.

Known for having defeated the powerful Tokugawa army in the Battle of Kami river and Siege of Ueda, Masayuki is now considered one of the greatest military strategists of his era. In recent times, a number of portrayals in novels, films and other forms of media have contributed to his increased popularity.

In May 1573, Shingen died amidst his campaign and so Masayuki continued to serve his heir Takeda Katsuyori.
In 1574, his father Yukitaka died. At that point, his eldest brother Sanada Nobutsuna had already succeeded his father as the head of the Sanada clan. However, during the disastrous Battle of Nagashino (1575) against the Oda clan, both his older brothers, Nobutsuna and Masateru, were killed, so he came back to Sanada clan and claimed his inheritance. In this, Masayuki supposedly had the support of Kōsaka Masanobu, who held Kaizu Castle in Northern Shinano and was also a chief retainer of the Takeda clan. Katsuyori accepted his claim without any qualms.
In 1579, a year after Uesugi Kenshin's death, an alliance between the Takeda and Uesugi clans was established. The following year, ordered by Takeda Katsuyori, Masayuki invaded western Kōzuke, which was a Hojō domain at the time, and seized Numata Castle, putting it under control of the Takeda clan. The same year, he was appointed the title of Awa-no-kami (従五位下・安房守).
In 1581, he was ordered by Katsuyori to supervise the construction of the new Shinpu Castle at Nirasaki. In the same year, Numata Kageyoshi, former lord of Numata Castle, attempted to retake his old fief, but Masayuki schemed to assassinate him and thwarted his plans.
In April 1582, Oda and Tokugawa allied forces started an invasion of the Takeda territory. It is said that Masayuki had intended to shelter Katsuyori and advised him to abandon Kai Province and flee towards Sanada's domain in Kōzuke(Iwabitsu Castle). Instead, Katsuyori decided to take shelter at Oyamada Nobushige's Iwadono Castle, but was betrayed and ultimately died at Tenmokuzan.
After the fall of the Takeda clan, Masayuki yielded to Oda Nobunaga and was put under the orders of one of Nobunaga's chief commanders, Takigawa Kazumasu. Masayuki managed to retain most of his domain, but had to abdicate Numata Castle to Takigawa Masushigue, Kazumasu's relative.

**Lord(s):** 武田信玄→勝頼→織田信長→北条氏直→（徳川家康）→上杉景勝→豊臣秀吉→秀頼

**Father:**真田幸綱

**Mother:**河原隆正の妹・恭雲院

**Sibling(s):**信綱、昌輝、昌幸、信尹（加津野昌春）、金井高勝、清鏡?

**Spouse(s):**正室：山手殿（寒松院殿）

**Children:**信之、信繁（幸村）、信勝、昌親、村松殿（小山田茂誠室）、清寿院（真田幸政室）、娘（鎌原重春室）、清陽院（保科正光室）、趙州院（宇多頼次室のち滝川一積室）、清光院（妻木頼熊室）、於楽