Katakura Kagenori
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was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period
, and served as a senior retainer of the Sendai domain. Kagenori was the thirteenth Katakura Kojūrō
. Kagenori moved with his father and a group of the Katakura clan retainers to Hokkaidō
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Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, and served as a senior retainer of the Sendai domain. Kagenori was the thirteenth Katakura Kojūrō
Katakura Kojuro
was the common name of the head of the Japanese Katakura clan, who served as senior retainers to the Date clan. Following the Date clan's move into Sendai han, they were granted holdings at Shiroishi Castle , which they held through the start of the Meiji Era...
. Kagenori moved with his father and a group of the Katakura clan retainers to Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
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External links
- Katakura family tree (in Japanese)
- Short biographical notes on Katakura Kuninori (in Japanese)