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Arai Sugita

Arai Sugita was a Sohei warrior monk of the Uesugi clan.

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Arai Sugita was a Sohei warrior monk, and he joined the Uesugi clan of Echigo Province. Sugita led a unit of Uesugi Matchlock Warrior Monks during the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima on 10 September 1561, and his riflemen helped to defeat the Takeda army.

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