Oyamada Nobushige

In this Japanese name, the surname is Oyamada.
Iwadono Castle
Oyamada Nobushige Mon

Oyamada Nobushige (小山田 信茂, 1545 – April 16, 1582) was a Japanese samurai general in the Takeda army under Takeda Shingen, and later under Takeda Katsuyori.[1] He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".

He was also lord of Iwadono Castle, and fought under the Takeda at the battles of Kawanakajima, Mikatagahara,[2] Nagashino and Tenmokuzan.

Oyamada betrayed Takeda Katsuyori in 1582, after Katsuyori's defeat at the Battle of Tenmokuzan;[3] however, when he went to the Oda clan camp, he was executed by Oda Nobunaga's officer Horio Yoshiharu.

  1. ^ Inoue, Yasushi. (2006). The Samurai banner of Furin Kazan, p. 7.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1987). Battles of the Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 72, 74, 85. ISBN 0853688265.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 231. ISBN 1854095234.