was the third head of the Kakuda-Ishikawa clan.

Life

Munekata was born on June 26, 1607, in Igu,

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, as the son of Ishikawa Yoshimune. His childhood name was Kumamasumaru. In 1610, his father, Yoshimune, died of an illness, but because Yūzōmaru was still young, his grandfather, Akimitsu, became his guardian. In 1616, he received a letter from

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for his genpuku, and he was renamed Muneaki. In 1619, he married Masamune's daughter,

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. In 1621, he officially succeeded as the third head of the Kakuda-Ishikawa clan. He received 2,000

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, totaling in 12,000 koku. On November 20, 1668, at the age of 62, Munekata died from an illness.

References

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