Harumune Date, a portrait of the Sendai City Museum

[Fukushima Prefecture] The grave of the Date Harumune and his personality in Hozumiji Temple in Fukushima City

The Date Family's 15th lord, Date Harumune, the grandfather of Masamune Date , the first lord of the Sendai feudal , and built the Date family in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of Masamune. is.

This article is a content that visits the graveyard of Harumune and unravels the image.


Personal image of Date Harumune

In 1519, she was born as the eldest son, Taishin -in, the daughter of the 14th Date family, Date Tanemune, and her daughter, Taishoin, and the 12th Shogunate of the Muromachi Shogunate, Yoshiharu Ashikaga. received the name "Harujong"

Harumune Date, a portrait of the Sendai City Museum
Harumune Date, portrait of Sendai City Museum (exhibition: Wikipedia )

The record before the astronomy of the astronomy, which is an internal conflict with his father, Tanemune, is scarce, but when he marries Kubo, who was a reputation as the most beautiful girl in Oshu, his father, Shigetaka Iwaki, was originally Yuki. There is an anecdote that Harumune attacked himself and took him away from Kubohime's marriage procession, who was supposed to be married to his house, and forced himself in the middle.

It is a very rough start, but the relationship with my father -in -law, Shigetaka Iwaki, is also good, and it is also promised that the first child, the first child, will be adopted by Mr. Iwaki. The possibility of a creative story to tell the image cannot be abandoned.

The couple's relationships were mixed, and Harumune had a sixth son and five girls with Masamuro and Kubo Princess without having one concubine .

Inner conflict with his father, Tanemune, who involved the daimyo of Minami Owa [Astronomical Rebellion]

The father of Harumune, Date Nemune, has a strategy of sending his own children under the daimyo in the neighborhood, with more than 20 children in conjunction with the regular room and concubine. At the beginning of the astronomical year (around 1532), it became a great influence on the daimyo of Mogami, Soma, Ashina, Tamura, Nikaido, Osaki, and Kasai.

Portrait of Date Tanemune, which is held by the Sendai City Museum
Wikipedia ) from the Sendai City Museum

However, Harujong rebounded to Soma Akitane trying to quote a part of Uta -gun and Yuko -gun of the former Soma territory. Furthermore, Harujong tried to send the third son of Harumune, the third son, Tokimunmaru (later Date Motoi), as an adopted child of Usugi Uesugi in Echigo. Rebound.

This triggered the decisive conflict between the father and sons, and Harumune colluded with Higemijin Nakano and Kuwaori Keio and others, and in 1542 (astronomical 11), his father, Tanemune, was imprisoned in Kuwaori Nishiyama Castle.

However, the Tanemune sect, Muneyoshi Kohakawa, who rescued this, showed his attitude to compete with the Harumune school, and asked for rescue from the daimyo, which is a relative relationship, including Akitane Soma, involved the Daimyo of the parent and child. Later, it evolved into a great turbulence called the "Tenpuni Ran."

Initially, the phase of the Tanemune school was dominant, but in 1547 (astronomical 16), the situation was reversed due to the fact that Mr. Ashina, who had been Tanemune, turned over to the Haruju school. In 1548 (astronomical 17), the 13th generals, Yoshito Ashikaga (Yoshiki), were arbitrated, and a reconciliation was established with the Suzuko -sect dominance.

The long -lasting turbulence for about six years has ended, and Harumune inherits the family and has become the 15th Date family.

It is said that the misconduct with the child, Terumune is a distant cause [Motomitsu's change]

Harujong, who inherited the family with the victory of the astronomical rebellion, moved the headquarters to Yonezawa, supported by Shigetomo Nakano and Kuwaori Kuwa, and rebuilt the Date family after the conflict.

In 1555, the Muromachi Shogunate was first consensed to Oshu exploration as a Date family, and in 1563, more than 50 nationwide crowds approved by the Shogunate, and only two people from Oshu are Daimori Rina and Date Harumune. I was honored to be named.

Around 1564, his son, Terumune Date, retired and retired, but the inside was just a form that was holding the real power, and this triggered two conflicts. Masu.

Terumo Date, which is held by the Sendai City Museum
Portrait of Date Terumune, which is held by the Sendai City Museum (exhibition: Wikipedia )

Harujong opposes the opposition to Teruju trying to build a retirement building on the outskirts of Yonezawa Castle, and Terujong opposes Teruju's rebellion, trying to defeat Tate Munemitsu. The collision continued, and Terumune married his younger sister Hikime (the fourth girl of Harumune) as his adoptive woman, and Ainomori Oki (Ainamori Oki), and the father of the Moritako and the Long family head. It is said that when Harujong and Terumune fought, Mori (Mori Uji) had installed a secret agreement that would become a friend of Teruju.

This suggests that the two parent -child relationships at the time had worsened to the worst situation.

By the way, Harujong, who was hindered by the construction of a retirement building on the outskirts of Yonezawa Castle, was retired in Suginjin Castle (Fukushima Castle) in Nobuo -gun in 1565.

In the first year (1570), a report was sent to the Nakano clan, the Date family, who was allegedly rebellion under Terujong, and Terumune was the attack of Komatsu Castle, where his son, Hisaka Makino, was his son, Hisaka Makino. The Nakano clan broke out that the Nakano clan went under Soma.

Later, the change of the former turtle , but the distant cause of this riot is the conflict between Harujong and the father and son, and this father and son itself is a plot of Muneyoshi Nakano and Hisaka Makino. Is it? There is also the theory.


There is a graveyard for Harumune [Amber Mt.

It is said that Harumune built a treasure temple in a stroke inside the castle to comfort the spirit of his ancestors and vassals. It is unknown whether it is the current location, but the current treasure temple is located in Funaba -cho, Fukushima City, which is about a 10 -minute walk from the Honmaru site of Sugijin Castle (Fukushima Castle).

Amber Mountain Temple (Fukushima City)
Amber Mountain Temple (Fukushima City)

Entrance of Horizumiji Temple. Here, Naomune Sugime, the youngest of Harujong, is also buried.

The precincts of Toroji Temple
The precincts of Toroji Temple

Immediately after entering the precincts, the area surrounded by Tamagaki (a fence surrounding the grave areas made of trees and stones) is the grave area of ​​Date Harumune.

The grave area of ​​Date Harumune
The grave area of ​​Date Harumune

The grave area of ​​Date Harumune seen from the front. The tombstone is facing the direction of the castle so that you can see Sugijun Castle (Fukushima Castle) even after death.

Fourth place in the grave area, Taisho Taisho, Date Harunju Tomb
Fourth place in the grave area, Taisho Taisho, Date Harunju Tomb

A stone monument engraved with the letters "Subsidiary Sushikyo Taisho Date Harumune Tomb"

Tombstone of Date Harumune
Tombstone of Date Harumune

On both sides of the tombstone, the Date family's regular crest, the Date family, is used since the era of family Date Asamune, is engraved .

lastly

It was Harumune who spent a sad life, fighting with his father, and even one step before the fight, but after the change of the former turtle, the relationship between the father and son has been improved. Invite people to the castle to hold a banquet, and among them, grandchildren Branch Tenmaru (the young name of Date Masamune) showed off the waka. It is said that it was a happy late year.

Since the Edo period, in records such as "Date Masayuki -yu" and "Date House Records", which summarize the history of the Sendai clan, Harujong, who fought with his father and competed with his child, was a "dark -kun". It is stated that it is established as a regular history of the Sendai Domain (Date).

But personally, maybe there were parts that could only do that in that era? I think.

While some experts point out the commonality of the policy of Tanemune (father) and Terumune (child) who make full use of marriage and adoption diplomacy, they do not have a concubine, and the children, Kubo Princess. Isn't Harujong, who often adopted the vassal, just took care of the Date family as a family?

With such thoughts, I am one of my favorite historical people.

Horizukuji <INFORMATION>

  • Name: Amber Mt.
  • Address: 3-16 Funaba-cho, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture 960-8103
  • Phone number: 024-523-0748
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