Uesugi Kagekatsu 上杉 景勝 | |
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| Head of Uesugi clan | |
| In office 1580–1623 | |
| Preceded by | Uesugi Kenshin |
| Succeeded by | Uesugi Sadakatsu |
| Lord of Yonezawa | |
| In office 1601–1623 | |
| Succeeded by | Uesugi Sadakatsu |
| Lord of Aizu | |
| In office 1598–1601 | |
| Preceded by | Gamō Hideyuki |
| Succeeded by | Gamō Hideyuki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unomatsu January 8, 1556 Echigo Province, Japan |
| Died | April 19, 1623 (aged 67) Yonezawa, Japan |
| Spouse | Kikuhime |
| Children | Uesugi Sadakatsu |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Uesugi Kenshin (adoptive father) Uesugi Kagetora (brother-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Uesugi clan Toyotomi clan Western Army Tokugawa shogunate |
| Unit | Uesugi clan |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Tedorigawa Siege of Otate Battle of Tenjinyama Siege of Uozu Siege of Hachiōji Siege of Hachigata Siege of Odawara Sekigahara campaign Siege of Osaka |
Uesugi Kagekatsu (上杉 景勝, 8 January 1556 – 19 April 1623) was a Japanese samurai daimyō during the Sengoku and Edo periods.[1] He was the adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin and Uesugi Kagetora’s brother in law.