Date Yoshimura

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Date Yoshimura (伊達吉村; DAH-tay; 23 July 1680 – 8 February 1752) was a mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the fifth daimyō of Sendai Domain in northern Japan, and the 21st hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. The longest-serving of any of the daimyō of Sendai Domain, Yoshimura placed the domain back on sound financial footing. Yoshimura was the eldest son of Date Munefusa (the 8th son of Date Tadamune, who had established a cadet branch of the clan. He was born in what is now part of the village of Daitō, Iwate in the northern part of the domain, and his childhood name was Sukesaburo (助三郎). His mother was the daughter of Katakura Kagenaga. He became head of his household on 13 January 1686 on the death of his father, and underwent the genpuku ceremony in December 1690, receiving the name of Date Murafusa (伊達村房). In 1693, when the clansmen and senior retainers petitioned Date Tsunamura to retire, his name does not appear on the documents. In March 1695, he was to be adopted as heir by Tamura Tatsuaki of Ichinoseki Domain; however, before official notice could be given to the shogunate, he was adopted by Date Tsunamura as his heir instead. His courtesy title was Echizen-no-kami, and his Court rank was Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade. He was received in formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in November 1696 and was given the name of Yoshimura, along with the Court Rank of Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade and honorary title of chamberlain.