Date Harumune Explained

Office:Head of Date clan
Term Start:1548
Term End:1578
Predecessor:Date Tanemune
Successor:Date Terumune
Date Harumune
Native Name:伊達 晴宗
Birth Name:Jiro
Birth Date:1519
Death Date:January 12, 1578
Spouse:Kubohime
Father:Date Tanemune
Mother:Teishin'in
Children:Onamihime
Date Terumune
Rusu Masakage
Ishikawa Akimitsu
Kokubu Morishige
Relations:Date Masamune (grandson)
Allegiance:15px Date clan
Rank:Daimyo
Commands:Yonezawa castle
Battles:Tenbun War

was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period.[1] Harumune was the fifteenth head of the Date Clan. He was the father of the sixteenth head, Date Terumune, and the grandfather of the famous seventeenth head of the Date Clan and founder of the Sendai Clan as well as Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture, Date Masamune.

Biography

A son of Date Tanemune, the fourteenth hereditary head of the Date Clan in Mutsu Province. Harumune's childhood name was Jiro (次郎). Harumune was intended to become head of the clan upon his father's death. However, Tanemune's method of consolidating power through the political marriages of his children led to the Tenbun War (天分の乱), a revolt led by Harumune. At first, Tanemune had the advantage but Harumune ultimately succeeded his father as leader of the clan. Harumune then moved to Yonezawa and worked to settle the aftermath of the war.[2]

As a special honor, Ashikaga Yoshiharu gave permission for Harumune to use one ideograph (haru-) of his name.[3] Additionally, the Ashikaga shogunate gave Harumune power and responsibilities as tendai of Mutsu.

Family

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=msMcAQAAMAAJ&q=date+harumune "Date Terumune" at The Japan Biographical Encyclopedia & Who's Who, Issue 3 (1964), p. 121
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-03-27 . 2021-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307081807/http://www.date-shi.jp/wp-content/uploads/brochure/dateshi800nen_story.pdf . dead .
  3. [Francis Brinkley|Brinkley, Frank]