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1416:Takeda clan
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402:Uesugi clan
362:During the
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130:Coordinates
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964:Kasugayama
934:Matsushiro
846:Nihonmatsu
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615:References
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323:Background
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40:Takasaki
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599:pages.
513:144–145
358:History
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48:Japan
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1012:Gifu
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929:Kōfu
874:Mito
831:Taga
685:ISBN
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167:Type
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