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Muuhime
was a member of the Date family and the wife of Ishikawa Munetaka. Her father was Date Masamune, and her mother was his concubine, Oyama-no-Kata. Life She was born in Aoba Castle, Sendai Castle as the second daughter – ninth child overall – of Masamune in 1608, and her mother was the daughter of Shibata Muneyoshi. On March 25, 1619, at the age of twelve, she was married to Ishikawa Munetaka. During the wedding, Masamune celebrated the Ishikawa family coming to the Sendai house, he stayed overnight and went home the next day. Thereafter, Michitaka Ishikawa was awarded three sons and two daughters – Ishikawa Munehiro, Munehiro, Munenobu, Sadahiro, Chiyotsuruhime, and Kahokuhime. Masamune would worry about Muuhime, and he would write letters that addressed to her as "Omuu". After Masamune died, Muuhime's mother, Oyama-no-Kata, left Sendai Castle. Muuhime built a Dō (architecture)#Types, mi-dō for her mother, and the latter spent the rest of her life there. In September of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Date Masamune
was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' 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 Ōshu". As a legendary warrior and leader, Masamune is a character in a number of Japanese period dramas. Early life and rise Date Masamune was born as Bontenmaru (梵天丸) later Tojiro (藤次郎) the eldest son of Date Terumune, born in Yonezawa Castle (in modern Yamagata Prefecture). At the age of 14 in 1581, Masamune led his first campaign, helping his father fight the Sōma clan. In 1584, at the age of 17, Masamune succeeded his father, Terumune, who chose to retire from his position as ''daimyō''. Masamune's army was recognized by its black armor and golden headgear. Masamune is known for a few things th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
