Takeda Nobuyoshi

Takeda Nobuyoshi (1128–1186) was a Kai Genji warrior, the second son of Minamoto no Kiyomitsu and first head of the Takeda clan. He came of age at Takeda Hachiman shrine in 1140 and took the Takeda name.

In 1180 he answered Prince Mochihito's call against the Taira, led Kai Genji troops into Suruga, and joined Minamoto no Yoritomo to win the Battle of Fujikawa. After Yoritomo had his son Ichijo Tadayori killed in 1184, Nobuyoshi died in 1186.