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Others say that he had his trusted retainer Katakura Kojūrō gouge out the eye for him, making him the 'One-Eyed Dragon' of Ōshu. Some sources say he plucked out the eye himself when a senior member of the clan pointed out that an enemy could grab it in a fight. Various theories behind the eye's condition exist. As a child, smallpox robbed him of sight in his right eye, though it is unclear exactly how he lost the organ entirely.

In particular, his famous crescent-moon-bearing helmet won him a fearsome reputation. Masamune is known for a few things that made him stand out from other daimyō of the time. Masamune's army was recognized by its black armor and golden headgear.

In 1584, at the age of 17, Masamune succeeded his father, Terumune, who chose to retire from his position as daimyō. At the age of 14 in 1581, Masamune led his first campaign, helping his father fight the Sōma clan. Īs a legendary warrior and leader, Masamune is a character in a number of Japanese period dramas.ĭate Masamune was born as Bontenmaru (梵天丸) later Tojiro (藤次郎) the eldest son of Date Terumune, born in Yonezawa Castle (in modern Yamagata Prefecture). An outstanding tactician, he was made all the more iconic for his missing eye, as Masamune was often called dokuganryū (独眼竜), or the 'One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshū'.

Heir to a long line of powerful daimyō in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. Date Masamune ( 伊達政宗, Septem– June 27, 1636) was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period.

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