native_name_lang death_date death_place birth_place allegiance image_size native_name birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
jpn april 19 , 1578 echigo province , japan echigo province , japan uesugi family 250 上杉 謙信 february 18 , 1530 dragon of echigo , guardian of the north of echigo , god of war , tiger lord -lrb- '' daimyō '' -rrb- uesugi kenshin.jpg uesugi kenshin
 uesugi kenshin
uesugi kenshin

he was one of the most powerful lords of the sengoku period .
while chiefly remembered for his prowess on the battlefield , kenshin is also regarded as an extremely skillful administrator who fostered the growth of local industries and trade ; his rule saw a marked rise in the standard of living of echigo .
kenshin is famed for his honourable conduct , his military expertise , a long-standing rivalry with takeda shingen , his numerous campaigns to restore order in the kanto region as the kanto kanrei , and his belief in the buddhist god of war -- bishamonten .
in fact , many of his followers and others believed him to be the avatar of bishamonten , and called kenshin god of war .
