Ishikawa Munetaka

Ishikawa Munetaka
石川宗敬
Ishikawa Munetaka; 石川宗敬
Born	June 26, 1607; Igu, Mutsu
Died	November 20, 1668 (aged 61)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Yūzōmaru (熊増丸); Muneaki (宗昭); Suruga (駿河)
Spouse	Muuhime
Children	Ishikawa Munehiro; Ishikawa Munenobu; Ishikawa Sadahiro; Chiyotsuruhime; Kahokuhime
Parent(s)	Ishikawa Yoshimune; Shizuko
Family	Ishikawa clan

Ishikawa Munetaka (石川宗敬, June 26, 1607 – November 20, 1668) was the third head of the Kakuda-Ishikawa clan.^[1]

Life

Munekata was born on June 26, 1607, in Igu, Mutsu Province, as the son of Ishikawa Yoshimune. His childhood name was Kumamasumaru. In 1610, his father, Yoshimune, died of an illness, but because Yūzōmaru was still young, his grandfather, Akimitsu, became his guardian. In 1616, he received a letter from Date Masamune for his genpuku, and he was renamed Muneaki. In 1619, he married Masamune's daughter, Muuhime. In 1621, he officially succeeded as the third head of the Kakuda-Ishikawa clan. He received 2,000 koku, totaling in 12,000 koku. On November 20, 1668, at the age of 62, Munekata died from an illness.^[2]^[3]

References

^ 西尾市史 (in Japanese). 西尾市. 1973.
^ 高橋富雄 (1986). 角田歴史読本 (in Japanese). 角田市.
^ 宮城県の地名 (in Japanese). 平凡社. 1987. ISBN 978-4-582-49004-6.

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[1] 西尾市史 (in Japanese). 西尾市. 1973.

[2] 高橋富雄 (1986). 角田歴史読本 (in Japanese). 角田市.

[3] 宮城県の地名 (in Japanese). 平凡社. 1987. ISBN 978-4-582-49004-6.

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