[:it]Date Masamune (伊達 政宗,5 Settembre 5, 1567 – 27 Giugno, 1636) governò durante il periodo Azuchi–Momoyama (ultima fase del periodo Sengoku) e per la prima parte del periodo Edo. Erede di una lunga stirpe di potenti daimyō nella regione di Tōhoku, fondò la città di Sendai. [:en]Date Masamune (伊達 政宗, September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636) was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period (last part of the Sengoku period) through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyōs in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai.[:ja]Date Masamune (伊達 政宗, September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636) was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period (last part of the Sengoku period) through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyōs in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai.[:]