Kagetaka Nukui

Kagetaka Nukui was a vassal of Hatakeyama clan, serving them through four generations.

Role in Games

He appears in the Samurai Warriors 2 as a minor officer.

In the Nobunaga's Ambition series, he appears as the vassal of Hatakeyama clan in Noto Province.

Quotes

"Hah Hah ! Now I get to plot my revenge!"

Historical Information

Kagetaka was born the eldest son of Nukui Tsugumune in Noto Province. Kagetaka's grandfather, Nukui Fusasada, had risen to be the most influential member of the Hatakeyama clan. In a bid to reclaim power, Fusasada was killed in 1555 by Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna. In response, the Nukui clan rose in an unsuccessful revolt, leading to Kagetaka fleeing to Kaga Province for safety. He remained in Kaga until 1566, when Yoshitsuna was subsequently cast out by other clan retainers, clearing the way for Kagetaka to return back to the Hatakeyama.

Within a few years, the much larger Oda and Uesugi clans began competing for control over the lands that Kagetaka called home. Chō Tsugutsura used this escalating conflict to attack Kagetaka and his allies, driving him into allaince with the Uesugi. Tsugutsura in turn called for aid from the Oda, but was isolated because the Oda were bogged down by their own inconvenient insurrection (Matsunaga Hisahide chose that moment to declare his own rebellion). By 1577, the main army of Uesugi Kenshin invaded Nanao Castle, with Kagetaka secretly aiding Kenshin by collaborating with Yusa Tsugumitsu to murder Chō Tsugutsura and the rest of the Chō clan.

While Nukui Kagetaka failed to kill Tsugutsura, he did manage to retake Nanao castle. Kagetaka maintianed this control until Kenshin died in 1578. With Kenshin gone, the Oda moved in and placed Nanao castle under siege. Kagetaka chose to abandon the castle to the Oda and Tsugursura, seeking shelyer with the Uesugi. In 1582, Kagetaka joined Uesugi Kagekatsu on campaign to retake Noto, but he was killed in battle against Sakuma Morimasa and Maeda Toshiie during the Arayama War.

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Nobunaga no Yabou Sengoku Gunyuuden portrait
Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness NES portrait
Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness SNES portrait
Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness PC portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Haouden portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Tenshouki portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Shouseiroku portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Reppuuden portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Ranseiki portrait
Nobunaga no Yabou Soutenroku portrait
Taikō Risshiden II portrait
Taikō Risshiden V portrait
Sengoku IXA portrait
Sengoku Bushouki MURAMASA Rank 1 Bewitching SSR portrait
Rank 2 Bewitching SSR portrait
Rank 3 Bewitching SSR portrait