Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyo (b. 1521)
Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄, December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573), of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.

Shingen had been a warlord of great domestic skill and competent military leadership.