1636
Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567)
Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567)
Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567)
Date Masamune
Japanese samurai and daimyō (1567–1636)
- Died
- 1636
Date Masamune was a Japanese samurai and 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.
Events associated with Date Masamune
1567
Date Masamune, Japanese daimyō (died 1636)
Date Masamune, Japanese daimyō (died 1636)
Date Masamune, Japanese daimyō (died 1636)