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[[Image:Date_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Date kamon.]]

[[Image:Date_mon.jpg|left|thumb|The Date kamon.]]

In [[1189]] [[Ise Tomomune|Isa (Fujiwara) Tomomune]] was awarded the Date district of [[Mutsu province]] by [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] for loyal service and adopted the name of his new home. In the [[Nanbokucho Period|Nanboku-chô period]] in the 14th and 15th centuries the Date initially fought for the [[Southern Court]] but eventually submitted to the [[Ashikaga clan]]. They expanded their influence during the [[Sengoku Period]] and reached their height under [[Date Masamune]] ([[1566]]-[[1636]]). The Date ruled [[Sendai han]] throughout the [[Edo period]], while a branch family, also maintaining the name Date, ruled the smaller [[Uwajima han]] in [[Iyo province]] on [[Shikoku]].

In [[1189]] [[Ise Tomomune|Isa (Fujiwara) Tomomune]] was awarded the Date district of [[Mutsu province]] by [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]] for loyal service and adopted the name of his new home. In the [[Nanbokucho Period|Nanboku-chô period]] in the 14th and 15th centuries the Date initially fought for the [[Southern Court]] but eventually submitted to the [[Ashikaga clan]]. They expanded their influence during the [[Sengoku Period]] and reached their height under [[Date Masamune]] ([[1566]]-[[1636]]). The Date ruled [[Sendai han]] throughout the [[Edo period]], while a branch family, also maintaining the name Date, ruled the smaller [[Uwajima han]] in [[Iyo province]] on [[Shikoku]].