Uesugi Norizane

Uesugi Norizane was a warrior of the mid-Muromachi period who served as Kanto Kanrei. His birth year is given as 1410 (Oei 17), though no reliable source confirms it. He died on the sixth day of the intercalary second month of Bunsho 1 (22 March 1466) at the age of 57. His court title was Awa no Kami, and he held the post of shugo of Kozuke, Musashi and Izu.

As Kanto Kanrei

He became Kanto Kanrei around 1419, and his appointment is confirmed in 1420. His tenure is given as 1419 to 1439. In 1423 he marched against the Oguri clan of Hitachi and took Oguri Castle.

The Eikyo Rebellion

In the Eikyo Rebellion of 1438 to 1439 he came into conflict with his lord, the Kamakura kubo Ashikaga Mochiuji. Mochiuji was driven to take his own life, and his heir Yoshihisa also died.

The Yuki War and withdrawal

In the Yuki War of 1440 he returned to public life on the shogunate's orders and took the field, but afterwards withdrew into seclusion again.

Ashikaga Gakko and Kanazawa Bunko

He is known for reviving the Ashikaga Gakko and the Kanazawa Bunko. At the time of the Eikyo Rebellion he is recorded as donating books and paintings to the Ashikaga Gakko.

Ordination and death

After the rebellion he took Buddhist vows at Kokusei-ji in Izu, assuming the name Undoan Choto Kogan. He later wandered through the provinces and stayed under the protection of the Ouchi clan. He died at Daineiji in Nagato Province, and his grave is in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture.