Shingen Takeda (1521-1573)
The first Shougun of EDO BAKUFU
	He was born in 1521 as the eldest son of Nobutora in Yamanashi prefecture. In 1541 he made his Ninja, Fuma Kotaro, assassinated the father Nobutora and he became new Yamanashi prefectural governor. 　He tried first to expand his territory toward the north and entered a conflict with another strong samurai, Kensin Uesugi. Both being good master Sumo wrestler, the battle of Sekigahara ended in a draw. 　After the death of Yoshimoto Imagawa, he raised a big army to occupy Kyoto and died due to illness during a battle against Nobunaga Oda in 1573. After his death, his son, Tokugawa Takeda, succeeded his will.

Kenshin Uesugi(1530-1578)
Shingen's greatest rival
	He was born in 1530 in a Uesugi's sub branch, Nagao family, who was charged to administer Niigata region (Shugo dai). 　Though Uesugi had a responsibility over the whole Kanto region (Tokyou Tochiji), they had been weaken by Houjou family. So Shingen succeeded his overlord to restore his feud by fighting against Houjou and his allied, Takeda Shingen. 　Kenshin and Shingen crashed 5 times at Sekigahara in northern Ngano but the battles had been never conclusive. He died in 1578 due to an cerebral paralysis.