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Muu-hime

1608 – 1683

Daughter of Date Masamune

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About Muu-hime

Lived 1608 – 1683 (aged 74–75). Muu-hime was a Japanese.

was a member of the Date family and the wife of Ishikawa Munetaka. Her father was Date Masamune, and her mother was his concubine, Oyama-no-Kata.

Life She was born in Sendai Castle as the second daughter – ninth child overall – of Masamune in 1608, and her mother was the daughter of Shibata Muneyoshi.

On March 25, 1619, at the age of twelve, she was married to Ishikawa Munetaka. During the wedding, Masamune celebrated the Ishikawa family coming to the Sendai house, he stayed overnight and went home the next day. Thereafter, Michitaka Ishikawa was awarded three sons and two daughters – Munehiro, Munenobu, Sadahiro, Chiyotsuruhime, and Kahokuhime.

Masamune would worry about Muuhime, and he would write letters that addressed to her as "Omuu". After Masamune died, Muuhime's mother, Oyama-no-Kata, left Sendai Castle. Muuhime built a mi-dō for her mother, and the latter spent the rest of her life there. In September of 1646, her husband, Michitaka, elected Munehiro's child to lead the Ishikawa clan and retired, living in the rice preservative in the territory.

On September 30, 1668, Oyama-no-Kata died. The following November 20, Munetaka died as well.

On March 17, 1683, Muuhime died at 76. The precept name given to her was .

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Important facts

Born
1608
Birth century
Nationality
Also known as
Muu Hime, Muuhime

Family & relationships

Spouse
Ishikawa Munetaka
Child
Ishikawa Munehiro
Parent
Date Masamune
Parent
Oyama-no-Kata

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Muu-hime's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Muu-hime?

daughter of Date Masamune

When was Muu-hime born?

Muu-hime was born in 1608.

When did Muu-hime die?

Muu-hime died on 17 March 1683.

What nationality was Muu-hime?

Muu-hime was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Muu-hime

· Wikidata: Q11570261

· DBpedia: Muuhime

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