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Sanada Yukimura (08/12)

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Sanada Yukimura, the Red War Demon, was the leader of the Sanada clan at the end of the Sengoku period. Born in 1567, Yukimura was the second child of Sanada Masayuki, the leader of the Sanada clan at the time. Growing up in the alliance of the Takeda and Sanada clans formed Yukimura into an extraordinary strategist and swordsman. It is said that his combat abilities scared Tokugawa Ieyasu, even until he served as Shogun. After the defeat of the Takeda clan against the Oda-Tokugawa clan alliance at Nagashino castle in 1575, the Sanada clan briefly served the Oda clan until Oda Nobunaga's death at Honnoji temple in 1582, then had an alliance with the Uesugi clan, and finally an alliance with the Toyotomi clan. At that time Yukimura had become the leader of the Sanada clan army. His greatest achievement was the battle at Ueda Castle during the Sekigahara war in 1600. Yukimura, who fought on the side of Toyotomi, led 2000 troops and managed to defeat 40,000 Tokugawa troops and defend Ueda Castle. This is where he got the nickname as the Red War Devil. However, after the defeat of the Toyotomi clan in this war, Yukimura and his father were exiled to Kudoyama in Kii Province. After 12 years of exile Yukimura rejoined the Toyotomi clan to face the Tokugawa clan in the first Tennoji war in 1614. The news stated Yukimura's participation in this war to avenge his father who was killed in exile by shinobi sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu. In this battle Yukimura led 7000 troops with arquebus tanegashima rifles (the troops later known as Sanada Maru) against 10,000 Tokugawa troops to defend the southern side of Osaka Castle. In the battle that lasted for one month, Yukimura was able to defeat the Tokugawa troops and even launched three attacks that almost killed Tokugawa Ieyasu. The first part of the battle ended with a peace treaty between Tokugawa and Toyotomi. The Tennoji War erupted again a year later in 1615. In this battle Yukimura moved straight into the core of the Tokugawa forces, and was able to advance only a few meters ahead of Ieyasu. However, due to his severe injuries and extreme exhaustion, Yukimura could no longer continue the battle. It is said that in the midst of the siege of the Tokugawa troops, Yukimura took off his helmet and shouted "I Sanada Yukimura is a worthy opponent for all of you, but I'm too tired to fight, please take my head for your victory trophy". After a moment of silence hearing Yukimura's scream, Nishio Nizaemon, a samurai of the Tokugawa clan immediately beheaded Sanada Yukimura. Yukimura's heroic story is remembered to this day. Even Tokugawa Ieyasu admits that Yukimura is a war hero who is only born once every 100 years.