Inoue Masasada
Inoue Masada 井上正定 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1754 |
| Died | April 18, 1786 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Kawachi-no-kami |
| Occupation | Daimyō |
Inoue Masasada (井上正定, 1754 – April 18, 1786) was a daimyō and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during mid-Edo period Japan.
Biography[]
Inoue Masasada was the second son of the previous daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain, Inoue Masatsune. He became 7th head of the Mikawa-branch of Inoue clan and daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain on his father's death in 1766. In 1769, he was awarded Lower 5th Court Rank and the courtesy title of Kawachi-no-kami.
In 1774, Masasada entered the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate as a Sōshaban (Master of Ceremonies), becoming Jisha-bugyō on May 11, 1781.
Inoue Masasada was married to a daughter of , daimyō of Yamagata Domain, but had three other concubines. He died in 1786 at the relatively young age of 33 and was succeeded by his eldest son Inoue Masamoto.
References[]
- Papinot, Edmond. (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.
 | This biography of a daimyō is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Fudai daimyo
- 1754 births
- 1786 deaths
- Daimyo stubs