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

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

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  • 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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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
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Date Masamune
name in kana
だて まさむね
name in native language
伊達政宗
posthumous name
貞山公
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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.

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