Takahiro Hojo

Japanese: 北条高広 - きたじょうたかひろ

?-? A military commander from the Sengoku to Oda-Toyotomi period.
Lord of Hojo in Kariwa County, Echigo (Niigata Prefecture). As the lord of Umayabashi Castle in Kozuke (Gunma Prefecture) under Uesugi Kenshin, he served Kenshin in his strategy for the Kanto region for 18 years. After Kenshin's death, he settled in the Umayabashi domain and had successive lords, Takeda Katsuyori, Takigawa Kazumasu, and Hojo Ujinao. It is confirmed that he survived until 1587. His real surname was Mori. His Buddhist name was Yoshirin.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

?－?　戦国-織豊時代の武将。
越後(えちご)(新潟県)刈羽郡北条の領主。上杉謙信配下の上野(こうずけ)(群馬県)厩橋(うまやばし)城主として,18年間謙信の関東経略につくす。謙信の死後は厩橋領に土着して,武田勝頼(かつより),滝川一益(かずます),北条氏直(ほうじょう-うじなお)と主をかえた。天正(てんしょう)15年(1587)までは生存したことが確認されている。本姓は毛利。法名は芳林。

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