Yagyū Munenori
Samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period (1571–1646) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yagyū Munenori (柳生 宗矩, 1571 – May 11, 1646) was a Japanese daimyo, swordsman, and martial arts writer, founder of the Edo branch of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, which he learned from his father Yagyū "Sekishūsai" Muneyoshi. This was one of two official sword styles patronized by the Tokugawa shogunate (the other one being Ittō-ryū). Munenori began his career in the Tokugawa administration as a hatamoto, a direct retainer of the Tokugawa house, and later had his income raised to 10,000 koku, making him a minor fudai daimyō (vassal lord serving the Tokugawa), with landholdings around his ancestral village of Yagyū-zato. He also received the title of Tajima no Kami (但馬守).
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Yagyū.
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Yagyū Munenori | |
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Born | 1571 (1571) |
Died | May 11, 1646 (aged 74–75) |
Occupation(s) | Daimyo, martial arts writer, swordsman |
Known for | Yagyū Shinkage-ryū |
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