Round 10: Tossup 13

This clan privately minted gold coins called kōshūkin that inspired the Edo period’s currency system. The term Bushidō was first used in a manual chronicling tactics used by this clan called the Kōyō Gunkan. (15[1]) At one battle, the leader (15[1])of this clan fought off an enemy general with an iron fan when attacked in his camp. Ukiyo-e artists often depicted this clan’s 24 Generals, including the clan leader’s (*) lover Kōsaka Masanobu. During the Sengoku Period, this clan was based in the landlocked Kai Province north of Mount Fuji. This clan collapsed after its cavalry charges (-5[1])failed against Oda Nobunaga (-5[1])at Nagashino. A leader of this clan spent years fighting skirmishes on the plains of Shinano with his rival to the north, (10[1])Uesugi Kenshin. For 10 points, name this clan led by the legendary warlord (10[1])Shingen. ■END■

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