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was a Japanese Samurai who lived from Azuchi-Momoyama Period through Edo Period. Shigenaga served the Uesugi clan and was known for his betrayal against them. He held the court title ''Echizen no kami''. == Life == Shigenaga fought at the Battle of Kawanakajima as rear left wing commander, acting as Uesugi Kenshin's retainer.〔(Kawanakajima 1553-64: Samurai Power Struggle; Stephen Turnbull, Wayne Reynolds; Osprey Publishing, 2013; ISBN=1472800222, 9781472800220 )〕 However, in 1568-1569 after the Kawanakajima campaign he briefly rebelled against Kenshin and allied himself to Takeda Shingen, Kenshin's nemesis, because Shigenaga felt dissatisfied by his small reward compared with his achievement. He first murdered Nagao Fujikage, Uesugi's vassal, and captured his castle.〔http://www.city.sanjo.niigata.jp/chiikikeiei/takajo.html〕 This betrayal forced Kenshin to lay siege to Murakami castle held by Shigenaga Honjo. The conflict proved costly for Kenshin as Irobe Katsunaga, one of his generals, was slain in the battle and could not take the castle easily.〔(戦国期上杉・武田氏の上野支配 Kurihara Osamu, 2010 )〕 In spite of his rebellion against Kenshin, which lasted for one year, Takeda Shingen did not help him and Shigenaga was forced to surrendered to Kenshin under the coordination of the Ashina clan. After the siege he was pardoned by Kenshin〔http://www.japancastle.jp/2014/11/Murakami-castle.html〕 After the death of Kenshin in 1578 Shigenaga supported Uesugi Kagekatsu as successor during the Siege of Ōtate. In 1588, Shigenaga once again entered conflict against the Mogami clan and Date clan wherein he defeated a Mogami army at the battle of Jugorihara(十五里ヶ原の戦い). When Mogami Yoshiaki expanding his territory into the Shōnai region in Dewa province and threatened Yoshiuji Daihoji, who seek aids from Shigenaga. Together they successfully recovered Shōnai region as a territory of the Uesugi clan. In 1598, Uusegi Kagekatsu was transferred to Aizu Wakamatsu castle (Fukushima prefecture) by the Toyotomi government, and Shigenaga was transferred to the Aizu region.〔渡辺三省『本庄氏と色部氏』（中世武士選書 第9巻 戎光祥出版 2012年）ISBN 4864030626〕 Later on, during the conflict between the Toyotomi loyalists and Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shigenaga fought in a series of battles once again against Date Masamune and Mogami Yoshiaki at the Siege of Hasedō and Battle of Matsukawa. Date's forces attacked several times including rear attack from despite Date forces attempt to attack from mount Shinobu. In October 6, Shigenaga resisted an attack from Date Masamune's warriors, such as Katakura Kagetsuna, Oniniwa Tsunamoto and Yashiro Kageyori. His forces successfully killed several of Kagetsuna's famous soldiers, forcing Date Masamune to stop attacking and return whilst Shigenaga was successfully in defending Fukushima Castle from the invading Eastern coalition〔『伊達町史』第1巻 通史編上〕〔渡辺三省『本庄氏と色部氏』〕〔『日本戦史「関原役」』第7篇第5章 福島「會津攻伐ニ関スル者」〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Honjō Shigenaga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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