Date Terumune | |
|---|---|
| 伊達輝宗 | |
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| Head of Date clan | |
| In office 1578–1584 | |
| Preceded by | Date Harumune |
| Succeeded by | Date Masamune |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1544 |
| Died | November 29, 1585 (aged 40–41) |
| Resting place | Yonezawa, Yamagata |
| Spouse | Yoshihime |
| Children | Date Masamune Date Masamichi Date Hideo Chiko-hime |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Onamihime (sister) Rusu Masakage (brother) Ishikawa Akimitsu (brother) Kokubu Morishige (brother) Mogami Yoshiaki (brother-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Date clan Oda clan |
| Rank | Daimyo |
| Commands | Yonezawa Castle |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Nihonmatsu (1568) |
Date Terumune (伊達 輝宗, 1544 – November 29, 1585) was a Japanese samurai clan leader of the Sengoku period.[1] He had close relationship with Oda Nobunaga, one of the leading figures of the period. Terumune was the father of Date Masamune,[1][2] who succeeded him as clan leader in 1584.[3]
- ^ a b Turnbull, Stephen. (2012). Samurai Commanders: 1577–1638, Vol, 2, p. 52.
- ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 236. ISBN 9781854095237.
- ^ Meriwether, Colyer (1893). "Life of Date Masamune". Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. XXI: 8.