Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.