Date Nariyoshi
| Date Nariyoshi | |
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 Portrait of Date Nariyoshi | |
| Native name | 伊達斉義 |
| Born |
April 22, 1798 Edo, Japan |
| Died | January 13, 1828 (aged 29) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Predecessor | Date Narimune |
| Successor | Date Narikuni |
| Spouse(s) | Daughter of Date Narimune |
| Parent(s) |
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| Daimyō of Sendai Domain | |
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In office 1819–1828 | |
Date Nariyoshi (伊達斉義, 22 April 1798 – 13 January 1828) was an mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 11th daimyō of Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, and the 27th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan.
Biography
Nariyoshi was the grandson of Date Yoshimura, the 5th daimyō of Sendai; his father was Tamura Murasuke, the daimyō of Ichinoseki Domain. He was born in Edo as the 4th son of Murasuke, and his childhood name was Kichigorō (吉五郎). Shortly after his birth, his father retired, and turned the domain over to Tamura Muneaki.
In 1812, he underwent his genpuku ceremony and took the name of Tamura Akiyoshi. Tamura Muneaki declined to adopt him as heir as expected, and although the young Akiyoshi was sent to Ichinoseki, he was not given any official title or duties. A turning point came in 1819, when he was called to Aoba Castle. The sudden death of Date Narimune placed Sendai Domain in a very precarious position vis-a-vis the Tokugawa shogunate. Date Narimune, and his predecessor, Date Chikamune, had both died without heirs and the shogunate had taken extraordinary measures to ensure the continuation of the Date line; however, a third instance in such a short period of time placed the domain in danger of attainder. Akiyoshi was betrothed to Narimune's three-year-old daughter, Shiba-hime, and took the name of Date Muneyoshi. He was proclaimed 11th Date daimyō of Sendai, and was received in formal audience by shōgun Tokugawa Ienari three months later. During this audience, he was granted a kanji from Ienari's name to become Date Nariyoshi. He was granted the Court rank of Junior Fourth, Lower Grade and courtesy title of Mutsu-no-kami.
In 1826, he formally wed Shiba-hime, but died less than two years later in Edo.
Family
- Father: Tamura Murasuke
- Mother: Wakisaka Yasuchika's daughter
- Wife: Shibahime
- Concubines:
- Omiyo no Kata
- Tsuneko no Kata
- Children:
- Kaimaru by Omiyo no Kata
- Masahime (1824–1861) married Date Narikuni by Omiyo no Kata
- Yukihime married Date Kunizane by Omiyo no Kata
- Date Yoshikuni by Tsuneko no Kata
References
- Papinot, Edmond. (1948). Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. New York: Overbeck Co.
External links
- Sendai Domain on "Edo 300 HTML" (3 November 2007) (in Japanese)
| Preceded by Date Narimune |
 1819–1828 |
Succeeded by Date Narikuni |