Date, Masamune, 1567-1636

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Name (Latin)
Date, Masamune, 1567-1636
Other forms of name
Idate, Masamune, 1567-1636
Date of birth
1567-09-05
Date of death
1636
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 48091372
Wikidata: Q311183
Library of congress: n 81114469
Sources of Information
  • Meriwether, C.A sketch of the life of Date Masamune and an account ...
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Wikipedia description:

Date Masamune (伊達 政宗, DAH-tay; September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636) was a Japanese 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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