 He underwent the "genpuku" ceremony at the Sendai Domain's "hamayashiki" in 1829, with Date Narikuni as master of ceremonies, and received the "kanji" of "kuni" in his name at that time.The domain continued to suffer from repeated crop failures, and financial problems during his tenure.On his death at the age of 25, he was childless, and his younger brother was posthumously adopted to maintain the family line.