▁Gener als , ▁alongside ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁two ▁older ▁brothers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁fost er ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Mut ō ▁family , ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁ Ō i ▁cl an , ▁of ▁which ▁Sh ingen ' s ▁mother ▁desc ended ▁from , ▁and ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁Mut ō ▁Ki he i ▁( 武 藤 喜 兵 衛 ). ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁ 1 5 6 4 , ▁he ▁married ▁Y aman ote - d ono ▁( 山 手 <0xE6> <0xAE> <0xBF> ), ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁U da ▁Y or it ada , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁lord ▁of ▁T ō t ō mi ▁Province . ▁Later ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁his ▁two ▁sons ▁Nob uy uki ▁and ▁Nob ush ige . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁many ▁batt les ▁under ▁the ▁Tak eda ▁cl an , ▁including ▁the ▁Four th ▁Battle ▁of ▁K aw an ak aj ima ▁( 1 5 6 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁M im aset ō ge ▁( 1 5 6 9 ). ▁Also ▁most ▁important ly , ▁from ▁ 1 5 7 2 ▁on wards , ▁he ▁joined ▁Sh ingen ▁in ▁his ▁campaign ▁towards ▁Ky oto ▁against ▁the ▁O da ▁and ▁Tok ug awa ▁cl ans ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mik at ag ah ara ▁( 1 5 7 3 ). ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 5 7 3 , ▁Sh ingen ▁died ▁amid st ▁his ▁campaign ▁and ▁so ▁Mas