The Uesugi (上杉氏) were an important Japanese clan from the 15th century to the 19th century. Important members of the clan were Uesugi Kenshin and Uesugi Kagekatsu. Grave of Iwakuni Kikkawa clan at Mount Koya. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uesugi Kenshin(䏿è¬ä¿¡) (February 18, 1530 - April 19, 1578) was a warlord who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku Period of Japan. ... Uesugi Kagekatsu (上杉景勝, January 8, 1556-March 19, 1623) was a daimyo during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ...
Uesugi Kenshin was born in February 1530 at Kasugayama in Echigo Province, the 4
He arrived to find the Uesugi army camped on the top of Saijoyama, a height somewhat west of Kaizu (there is actually a number of Saijoyamas in the Kawanakajima area, prompting some to question whether or not even the traditional setting for these opening moves is accurate).
However, surviving documents from the Uesugi side seem to confirm at least in substance the general elements of the events portrayed in the Koyo Gunkan.