| Ishikawa Munetaka 石川宗敬 | |
| Birth Date: | June 26, 1607 |
| Birth Place: | Igu, Mutsu |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Spouse: | Muuhime |
| Parents: | Ishikawa Yoshimune Shizuko |
| Children: | Ishikawa Munehiro Ishikawa Munenobu Ishikawa Sadahiro Chiyotsuruhime Kahokuhime |
| Other Names: | Yūzōmaru (熊増丸) Muneaki (宗昭) Suruga (駿河) |
| Family: | Ishikawa clan |
was the third head of the Kakuda-Ishikawa clan.[1]
Munekata was born on June 26, 1607, in Igu, Mutsu Province, as the son of Ishikawa Yoshimune. His childhood name was Kumamasumaru. In 1610, his father, Yoshimune, died of an illness, but because Yūzōmaru was still young, his grandfather, Akimitsu, became his guardian. In 1616, he received a letter from Date Masamune for his genpuku, and he was renamed Muneaki. In 1619, he married Masamune's daughter, Muuhime. In 1621, he officially succeeded as the third head of the Kakuda-Ishikawa clan. He received 2,000 koku, totaling in 12,000 koku. On November 20, 1668, at the age of 62, Munekata died from an illness.[2] [3]