Date Tomomune (伊達 朝宗, 1129 - October 23, 1199) was a samurai during the closing years of the
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese ...
through to the beginning of the
Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...
. He is known as the founder of the
Date Clan
The is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Date", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 5 retrieved 2013-5-5.
History
The Date family was founded ...
.
Biography
In 1189, Nakamura Hitachi-nyudo Nensai received the territory of Date from
Minamoto Yoritomo as a result of his participation in the Battle of Ōshu. He then changed his name to Date Tomomune and founded the Date Clan at Takakogaoka Castle, in the present day town of
Hobara in
Date City,
Fukushima
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* Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese prefecture
** Fukushima, Fukushima, capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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*** Fukushima Station (Fukushima) in Fukushima, Fukushim ...
Prefecture.
His grave is in the present day town of
Koori
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in Fukushima.
歴史めぐりマップ 生誕七百年 北畠顕家卿
(PDF). ''Date-shi.jp''. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
Lineage
* Father: Nakamura Mitsutaka (中村 光隆)
* Mother: Daughter of Minamoto no Tameyoshi (源 為義, 1096 – August 17, 1156)
* Children:
** Eldest son: Isa Tamemune (伊佐 為宗, ? - July 5, 1221)
** Second son: Date Munemura (伊達 宗村, 1173? - November 11, 1251)
** Third son: Nakamura Suketsuna (中村 資綱)
** Fourth son: Tameie (為家)
** Fifth son: Tameyuki (為行)
** Sixth son: Tade Sanetsuna (田手 実綱)
** Seventh son: 延厳 (monk)
** Eighth son: Tomomoto (朝基)
** Ninth son: Teramoto Tameyasu (寺本 為保)
** Daughter: Daishin no Tsubone (大進局) - wife of Minamoto Yoritomo
** Adopted child: Nakamura Tomosada (中村朝定)
In popular culture
Date Tomomune is prominently featured in the anime ''Masamune Datenicle
''Masamune Datenicle'' is a Japanese anime series produced through the cooperation of the anime studio Gaina and the city of Date, Fukushima. It is one of a number of anime produced by Gaina in promotion of Fukushima Prefecture. Otherwise know ...
'', produced by the City of Date in Fukushima in collaboration with Fukushima Gainax. Throughout the series, a young Date Masamune receives the help of his ancestors while struggling with his new role as the 17th lord of the Date Clan. Date Tomomune appears in the first episode.
References
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1129 births
1199 deaths
Date clan
People of Heian-period Japan