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was a Japanese daimyo lord of the late Edo period. He was the 29th generation head of the Date clan and 11th daimyo of Sendai Domain. He is known primarily his role as commander-in-chief of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War of the Meiji restoration. During his tenure he was also known by his courtesy title, . His poetic name was == Early life == Yoshikuni was born at Aoba Castle in Sendai, the second son of the 11th generation daimyo, Date Nariyoshi. His childhood name was first , and then . In 1837, he married the daughter of his older brother Date Narikuni and was adopted as his official successor, taking the name of Date Toshimura. Early the following year, at age 14, he had his coming-of-age ceremony in Edo Castle, and was received in formal audience by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi, who bestowed upon him the "yoshi" character from his name, thus becoming Date Yoshitoshi, and receiving the courtesy titles of ''Chikuzen-no-kami'' and ''jijū'' (chamberlain). Late in 1841, on the death of his brother he became daimyo of Sendai Domain, received the courtesy titles of ''Mutsu no Kami'' and ''Sakon-e gon-shosho''. He also changed his name to Data Yoshikuni at this time, taking the “kuni” character from his brother’s name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Date Yoshikuni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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