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* ''Born: [[1571]]''
* ''Died: [[1646]]''
* ''Titles: Tajima no kami''
* ''Other names: Shinzaemon, Mataemon''
* ''Japanese:''柳生宗矩 (Yagyu Munenori)
Yagyu Munenori served for [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] with his father [[Yagyu Muneyoshi]] and participated in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]].
[[1601]], Munenori became the [[Kenjutsu]] teacher for the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun [[Tokugawa Hidetada|Hidetada]], he also served for the 3rd Tokugawa Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Iemitsu]] and received 12500 Koku territory in [[Yamato province]].([[Yagyu han]])
Munenori was the only sword master who became [[Daimyo]] only with the Kenjutsu skill.
==See also==
*[[Yagyu Shinkage Ryu]]
==References==
* ''[[Rekishi Dokuhon 2007 Jan]]''
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
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