title: Katakura Muranaga
text: # Katakura Muranaga
  
  Katakura Muranaga (片倉村長) (1667 – 1691) was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. A senior retainer of the Sendai domain, he was first known as Masanaga (政長). Muranaga was also the fourth Katakura Kojūrō. His childhood name was Sannosueke (三之助) later changed to Kojūrō.
  
  ## Family
  
  * Father: Katakura Kagenaga (2nd)
  * Mother: Jishō-in
  * Wife: Matsumae Ichiko
  * Son: Katakura Murayasu by Ichiko
  