Takeda Clan

Takeda Clan

The Takeda clan (武田氏, Takeda-shi?) was a Japanese clan active from the late Heian Period (794 – 1185) until the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture.

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