Uesugi Clan

The Uesugi clan (上杉氏 Uesugi-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from the Fujiwara clan and particularly notable for their power in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (roughly 14th through 17th centuries). The Uesugi are perhaps best known for Uesugi Kenshin (1530–1578), one of Sengoku's more prominent warlords. He is depicted in-game as Great Lord Uesugi, the ruler of the clan.

Trade
Buy : White rice and River fish.

Sell: Brown rice, Sap, and River fish

This can create profitable trade routes between the Takeda, Uesugi and Date.

Units
Villager from Echigo - The Uesugi can train Elite Skirmishers that specalize in Archery

Ji-Samurai from Echigo - The Uesugi can train Hatamoto Guards and Hatamoto Cavalry

General Starting Tips and Strategy
The Uesugi are in close proximity to the Ikko Ikki, Nanbu, Date, Oda, Takeda, Hojo and Tokugawa Clan. It will likely find itself at war with all of them, sometimes at the same time. The constant warfare will give the player ample opportunity for promotion when freelancing. The castles in and around its borders are often weakly defended, as they change hands quite often. Taking these castles should be very easy, even at low levels. The difficulty lies in holding the newly aquired property in a sea of multiple factions, as the Uesugi will often be at war with more than one. The player is encouraged to take the nearby mansion of Sado, as it will provide free low maintenance recruits or trade goods every week, along with a place to garrison unneeded troops and prisoners.

Note that the Uesugi, including Great Lord Uesugi, are sexist towards female characters, and will not accept a female character's vassalage without them first marrying into the clan, capturing an enemy's castle for the Uesugi, or agreeing to swear loyalty without being granted a fief.