Uesugi Kagekatsu

Uesugi Kagekatsu 上杉 景勝
Head of Uesugi clan
In office 1580–1623
Preceded by	Uesugi Kenshin
Succeeded by	Uesugi Sadakatsu
Lord of Yonezawa
In office 1601–1623
Succeeded by	Uesugi Sadakatsu
Lord of Aizu
In office 1598–1601
Preceded by	Gamō Hideyuki
Succeeded by	Gamō Hideyuki
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1556 Echigo Province, Japan
Died	April 19, 1623(1623-04-19) (aged 67) Yonezawa, Japan
Parents	Nagao Masakage (father) Aya-Gozen (mother)
Relatives	Uesugi Kenshin (adoptive father) Uesugi Kagetora (brother-in-law) Uesugi Sadakatsu (son)
Military service
Allegiance	Uesugi clan Toyotomi clan Western Army Tokugawa shogunate
Unit	Uesugi clan
Battles/wars	Battle of Tedorigawa Siege of Otate Battle of Tenjinyama Siege of Uozu Siege of Hachiōji Siege of Hachigata Siege of Odawara Sekigahara campaign Siege of Osaka

Uesugi Kagekatsu (上杉 景勝, 8 January 1556 – 19 April 1623) was a Japanese samurai daimyō during the Sengoku and Edo periods.^[1] He was the adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin and Uesugi Kagetora’s brother in law.