Katakura Kuninori
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was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period
. A senior retainer of the Sendai domain. Kuninori was the twelfth Katakura Kojūrō
, and saw action under Sendai command in the Boshin War
. During the war, his castle of Shiroishi
became the command post for Sendai forces, as well as the administrative center of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei
.
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....
. A senior retainer of the Sendai domain. Kuninori was the twelfth 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...
, and saw action under Sendai command in the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
. During the war, his castle of Shiroishi
Shiroishi
Shiroishi may refer to:* Shiroishi, Miyagi* Shiroishi, Saga* Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo...
became the command post for Sendai forces, as well as the administrative center of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei
Ouetsu Reppan Domei
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External links
- Katakura family tree (in Japanese)
- Short biographical notes on Katakura Kuninori (in Japanese)