Date Sōdō

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The Date Sōdō ( Japanese 伊達 騒 動 ; "Date riot" or "Date riots") was a conflict between noble families within the Date clan that occurred in 1671.

history

1660 Date Tsunamune , the daimyō (feudal lord) and clan chief of the Sendai fiefdom (main castle in Sendai ), arrested in Edo for drunkenness and debauchery. This Tsunamune behavior is usually believed to have been true, but the arrest was believed to have been heavily supported by vassals and relatives in the north. These vassals and relatives turned to the Council of Elders in Edo, complaining that Tsunamune was not allowed to rule because he could not run the Date clan properly and that his son Date Tsunamura , great-grandson of Date Masamune , the most famous representative of the Date sex to become a daimyo. So Tsunamura became a daimyo under the tutelage of his two uncles, Date Munekatsu and Date Muneyoshi .

Violence and conflict reigned in northern Japan for the next decade , culminating in 1671 when Aki Muneshige , a powerful relative of the Date, complained to the shogunate about the mismanagement of the fiefdoms under Tsunamura and his two uncles. The Sendai area metsuke (inspectors) tried to deal with the situation and act as mediators, but were unsuccessful against Aki's determination.

literature

  • Sansom, George (1963). "A History of Japan: 1615-1867." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. Pp. 63-67.