Date Kuninao

Date Kuninao (伊達 邦直, DAH-tay; November 2, 1834 – January 12, 1891) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period.

The 10th head of the Date clan's Iwade-Date clan branch, Kuninao served as a retainer of Sendai han.

[1] After the Meiji Restoration, Kuninao went to Hokkaidō and assisted in land reclamation.

[1] Among various other contributions to the founding of modern Hokkaidō, Kuninao planned what became the modern town of Tōbetsu.

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