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daimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai

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Date Masamune (1567–1636) was a Japanese samurai and military personnel who served as a daimyo. Born at Yonezawa Castle, he was the son of Date Terumune and Yoshi-hime. His children included Iroha-hime, Date Hidemune, and Date Tadamune. He was married to Mego-hime and held the noble title of daimyo.

Masamune was noted for being one-eyed. He died in Edo from esophageal cancer and was buried at Zuihōden. His recorded works include "A brief account of the communication of Date Masamune with the southern barbarians."

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Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • A brief account of the communication of Date Masamune with the southern barbarians

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Person
Country
US

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
36
Total plays
153

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

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Works
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Most cited works

  • 仙台黄門公御詠2022 · 0 cit

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Quotes

  • Rectitude carried to excess hardens into stiffness; Benevolence indulged beyond measure sinks into weakness.
  • Propriety carried beyond right bounds becomes a lie.

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Key facts

Preceded by
Date Terumune
Succeeded by
Date Tadamune
Born
Bontenmaru , September 5, 1567, Yonezawa, Yamagata
Died
June 27, 1636 (1636-06-27) (aged 68), Edo , Japan
Spouse
Megohime
Children
Date Hidemune , Date Tadamune , Irohahime , Muuhime
Parents
Date Terumune (father) Yoshihime (mother)
Relatives
Onamihime (aunt), Rusu Masakage (uncle), Ishikawa Akimitsu (uncle), Kokubu Morishige (uncle), Date Shigezane (cousin), Mogami Yoshiaki (maternal uncle)
Nickname s
"Dokuganryū", One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshū
Allegiance
Date clan , Toyotomi clan , Eastern Army , Tokugawa shogunate
Rank
Daimyo
Unit
Date clan
Commands
Sendai domain
Battles wars
Battle of Hitotoribashi , Battle of Kōriyama , Siege of Kurokawa , Battle of Suriagehara , Siege of Sukagawa , Kunohe Rebellion , Korean Campaign , Sekigahara Campaign , Battle of Matsukawa , Osaka Campaign

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Yonezawa Castle
Place of death
Edo
Position held
leader
Family
Date clan
Noble title
daimyo
Image
Date Masamune02.jpg
Height
159.4
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Commons category
Date Masamune
date of birth
1567-09-05
date of death
1636-08-24
topic's main category
Category:Date Masamune
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Date Masamune
name in kana
だて まさむね
name in native language
伊達政宗
cause of death
esophageal cancer
medical condition
one-eyed
place of burial
Zuihōden
posthumous name
貞山公
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

Date Masamune (伊達 政宗; DAH-tay; September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō during the Azuchi–Momoyama period through the early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful feudal lords in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all the more iconic for his missing eye, as Masamune was often called dokuganryū (独眼竜), or the "One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshū". As a legendary warrior and leader, Masamune is a character in a number of Japanese period dramas.

Early life and rise

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