Matsudaira Tadamasa
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was a Japanese daimyo
of the early Edo period
. The 2nd son of Yūki Hideyasu, he succeeded the family headship following his brother Tadanao's forced retirement.
He had a magnificent residence constructed outside Edo Castle
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Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of the early Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. The 2nd son of Yūki Hideyasu, he succeeded the family headship following his brother Tadanao's forced retirement.
He had a magnificent residence constructed outside Edo Castle
Edo Castle
, also known as , is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan. It is located in Chiyoda in Tokyo, then known as Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate here. It was the residence of the shogun and location of the shogunate, and also...
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