Date Tsunamura

• Period: Edo Period
• Occupation: Daimyō of the Sendai Domain
• Family: Date Tsunamune (father) Date Munekatsu (uncle)
• Birth: 1659
• Death: 1719
• Sendai Domain Daimyō Succession: Predecessor Date Tsunamune * Successor Date Yoshimura

Date Tsunamura

Date Tsunamura (伊達綱村) was a daimyō of the Sendai Domain, living from 1659-1719.¹ A member of the Date Clan, his father was Date Tsunamune¹ and he was the nephew of Date Munekatsu.²

He succeeded his father though at first power really lie with his uncle Munekatsu.¹ In 1666 one of his attendants died after tasting his food, rumours saying his uncle was the cause of the attempted poisoning, these events later being called the Date Sōdō.²

Later during his time as daimyō he improved the administration of the land and developed the arts.¹

Footnotes

1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.
2. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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