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* ''Birth: [[1549]]
* ''Death: [[1607]]
* ''Distinction: [[Date clan|Date]] retainer
* ''Sons: Munetoshi, (Date) Munetsuna
Masakage was a son of [[Date Harumune]]. He was adopted by [[Rusu Akimune]] and became the lord of Takamori Castle in [[1567]]. He went on to serve Date Terumune and [[Date Masamune|Masamune]] with distinction at [[Battle of Hitadoribashi|Hitadoribashi]] ([[1585]]), [[Battle of Osaki|Ôsaki]] ([[1588]]), and elsewhere. During the [[Battle of Sekigahara|Sekigahara Campaign]] ([[1600]]) Masakage led Date reinforcements into [[Dewa province]] to support the [[Mogami clan]], under attack by the [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]], and clashed with troops under [[Naoe Kanetsugu]]. He afterwards received an income of some 20,000 koku.
==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]