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| Ota Dokan - daimyo family descending from Minamoto Yorimasa |
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Ota Dokan (太田
道灌),
1432-1486,
was born as Ota Sukenaga (太田
資長) into a
daimyo family descending from
Minamoto Yorimasa. In
1457 he built the castle of
Edo and in
1458 he took the name Dokan, by which he is mainly known. |
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