Date Kuninao, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Date Kuninao

samurai

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1834

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1891

Profession: samurai, military personnel

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Date Kuninao (?? ??, November 2, 1834 - January 12, 1891) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period.
The 10th head of the Date clan's Iwade-Date clan branch, Kuninao served as a retainer of Sendai han.
After the Meiji Restoration, Kuninao went to Hokkaido and assisted in land reclamation.
Among various other contributions to the founding of modern Hokkaido, Kuninao planned what became the modern town of Tobetsu.