Date Yoshimura

Date Yoshimura (伊達吉村, 23 July 1680 – 8 February 1752) was a mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 5th 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.

Date Yoshimura
伊達吉村
Portrait of Date Yoshimura at Sendai City Museum
5th Daimyō of Sendai Domain
In office
1703–1743
MonarchsShōgun
  • Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
  • Tokugawa Ienobu
  • Tokugawa Ietsugu
  • Tokugawa Yoshimune
Preceded byDate Tsunamura
Succeeded byDate Munemura
Personal details
Born(1680-07-23)July 23, 1680
Daitō, Iwate, Japan
DiedFebruary 8, 1752(1752-02-08) (aged 71)
Sodegasaki, Miyagi, Japan
Spouse(s)Fuyu-hime, daughter of Kuga Michina
Parents
In this Japanese name, the surname is Date.
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