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* ''Birth: [[1571]]''
* ''Death: [[1622]]''
* ''Other name: Rokuemon''
* ''Distinction: Date retainer and foreign diplomat''
Tsunenaga was appointed by [[Date Masamune]] to lead a diplomatic mission to Europe in [[1613]]. He was baptized en route to Italy and was admitted into Rome, later returning to find that Masamune had changed his policies on Christianity.
==References==
* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
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[[Category:Sengoku Period]]