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{{nihongo|'''Takeda Shingen'''|{{linktext|武田}} {{linktext|信玄}}||extra=December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573}} was ''[[daimyō|daimyo]]'' of [[Kai Province]] during the [[Sengoku period]] of Japan. Known as the '''"Tiger of Kai"''', he was one of the most powerful daimyo of the late [[Sengoku period]], and credited with exceptional military prestige.<ref name=Turnbull>{{Cite book |last=Turnbull |first=Stephen |title=Battles of the Samurai |publisher=Arms and Armour Press |year=1987 |ISBN=0853688265 |pages=41–44}}</ref> Shingen was based in a poor area with little arable land and no access to the sea, but he became one of Japan's leading ''daimyo''. His skills are highly esteemed and on par with [[Mōri Motonari]].

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