Abe Motozane (安倍 元真, 1513-1587) was a samurai general in Japan during the Sengoku period. As a member of the prestigious clan of Suruga and an officer of the Imagawa, he was placed in charge of the defense of the Castle of Suruga when Shingen Takeda invaded Suruga. Abe held up well, but was ultimately defeated. Even after the fall of the Imagawa, Abe continued his battle against the Takeda underneath his new lord, Ieyasu Tokugawa. Events January 20 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... The Sengoku Period (æ¦å½æä»£ Sengoku jidai) or warring-states period, is a period of long civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. ... The Imagawa clan crest The Imagawa clan family tree A feudal Japanese clan founded by Kuniuji Imagawa. ... Statue of Takeda Shingen Takeda Shingen (æ¦ç° ä¿¡ç Takeda Shingen) (December 1, 1521 â May 13, 1573) of Shinano and Kai Provinces, was a preeminent daimyo who fought for control of Japan during that countrys Sengoku or warring states period. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (also (archaic) Iyeyasu; 徳川 家康 Tokugawa Ieyasu January 31, 1543–June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, and is commonly known as one of the three great unifiers of feudal Japan (the other two are Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi). ...
MotozaneAbe (1513-1587) was a military general in Japan during the Sengoku period.
As a member of the prestigious clan of Suruga and an officer of the Imagawa, he was placed in charge of the defense of the Castle of Suruga when Shingen Takeda invaded Suruga.
Motozane held up well, but was ultimately defeated.
Efforts by three emperors in 1032, 1040, and 1056 to restore land laws or to resist Fujiwara claims were generally ignored by local authorities.
Abe Yoritoki's unauthorized collection of taxes and confiscation of property in Mutsu province brought about the Nine Years War in 1050 with occasional truces until forces led by Minamoto Yoriyoshi and his son Yoshiiye defeated Yoritoki's son Sadato in 1062.
A Fujiwara named Kiyohira was adopted into the Kiyowara family, became commander of Mutsu and Dewa, and by his death in 1128 had built up an extensive domain.