Samurai name meaning: Date Masamune
Samurai traditionally have several names. (learn more) They change their name to fit different situations and life stages. This was normal within the Samurai rank. Date Masamune 伊達 政宗 was a regional strongman of Sengoku period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai 仙台. An outstanding tactician, he was made all the more iconic for his missing eye, and Date was often called Dokuganryū 独眼竜, or the “one-eyed dragon”. Even Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣 秀吉 was afraid of his military braveness. The transition of his famous names are as follows. … Continued