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In this Japanese name, the family name is "Matsudaira".
Matsudaira Nobunao
松平信復Born May 22, 1719 Died November 1, 1768 (aged 49)
Yoshida, Mikawa Province, JapanNationality Japanese Other names Izu-no-kami Occupation Daimyō Matsudaira Nobunao (松平信復 , May 22, 1719 – November 1, 1768) was a daimyō during mid-Edo period Japan.
Biography
Matsudaira Nobunao was the eldest son of Matsudaira Nobutoki, the daimyō of Yoshida Domain in Mikawa Province. On the death of his father on June 44, 1744, he became daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain and head of the Ōkōchi-branch of the Matsudaira clan. A few days later, his courtesy title changed to Izu-no-kami. On October 15, 1752, he was transferred to Yoshida Domain.
His is noted for having founded the domain academy, the Jijukan (時習館 ), which became a noted center for Neo-Confucian studies.
Nobunao died on November 1, 1768 in Yoshida.
References
- Papinot, Jacques Edmund Joseph. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha...Click link for digitized 1906 Nobiliaire du japon (2003)
- The content of much of this article was derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.
Preceded by
Matsudaira NobutokiDaimyō of Hamamatsu
1744-1752Succeeded by
Matsudaira SukekuniPreceded by
Matsudaira NobukuniDaimyō of Yoshida
1752-1768Succeeded by
Matsudaira NobuuyaCategories:- Fudai daimyo
- Tokugawa clan
- 1719 births
- 1768 deaths
- Japanese nobility stubs
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