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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. At one battle, the leader 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 failed against Oda Nobunaga at Nagashino. A leader of this clan spent years fighting skirmishes on the plains of Shinano with his rival to the north, Uesugi Kenshin. For 10 points, name this clan led by the legendary warlord (0[1])Shingen. ■END■

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