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*''Born: [[1790]]/9/16''
*''Died: [[1889]]/11/25''
*''Distinction: Daimyô of [[Uwajima han]]''
*''Other Names'': 伊達春山 ''(Date Shunzan)''
*''Japanese'': 伊達宗紀 ''(Date Munetada)''

Date Munetada was the 7th ''daimyô'' of [[Uwajima han]], in what is today [[Ehime prefecture]] on Shikoku.

The son of [[Date Muranaga]], he became lord of Uwajima in [[1824]], and is said to have done much to rebuild or restore the economy of his domain, reforming domain government and encouraging expansion of production.

When the arrival of [[Commodore Perry]] at [[Uraga Bay]] in [[1853]] stirred up the issue of Japan's [[maritime restrictions]], Munetada sided with recommending the opening of the country.

He died at the age of 100, on [[1889]]/11/25.

==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BC%8A%E9%81%94%E5%AE%97%E7%B4%80?dic=nihonjinmei Date Munetada]." ''Digital-ban Nihon jinmei daijiten'' デジタル版 日本人名大辞典。 Kodansha, 2009. Accessed via Kotobank.jp, 7 June 2011.

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