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Ota Dokan
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.