Descendants
Muramatsu, Shigetsugu, co-inventor of semiconductor United States Patent 7180182 is descended from Yonekura Shigetsuga. The Shigetsuga line also includes famed sword maker, KASAMA IKKANSAI SHIGETSUGU.
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