Matsudaira Tsunamasa
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was a Japanese daimyo
of the early Edo period who ruled the Fukui Domain
. Born in Edo, the eldest son of Matsudaira Masakatsu (illegitimate son of the 4th generation lord, Mitsumichi
). After the succession dispute with his uncle Masachika
, the latter resigned, and allowed Tsunamasa to become lord of Fukui. However, Tsunamasa soon proved himself to be a cruel lord prone to violent rampages, and the shogunate confiscated the Fukui domain. Because of the domain's status and its history dating back to Yūki Hideyasu
, the shogunate restored the previous lord Masachika to the family headship, and granted him a severely reduced income of 250,000 koku
.
Tsunamasa died in 1699, at 38 years of age.
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 who ruled the Fukui Domain
Fukui Domain
The was a feudal domain in Echizen Province of Japan during the Edo period. It is also sometimes called '. The family name of the heads of the domain is "Matsudaira".- List of heads :# Hideyasu# Tadanao...
. Born in Edo, the eldest son of Matsudaira Masakatsu (illegitimate son of the 4th generation lord, Mitsumichi
Matsudaira Mitsumichi
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period who ruled the Fukui Domain. The second son of Matsudaira Tadamasa, he was the second lord of the domain after its official name change to Fukui.-Biography:...
). After the succession dispute with his uncle Masachika
Matsudaira Masachika
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period who ruled the Fukui domain twice, from 1674-1676 and from 1686-1710.-As Matsudaira Masachika:Masachika was born on May 31, 1640, the 5th son of Matsudaira Tadamasa. In 1645, when his brother Mitsumichi succeeded their father as lord of Fukui, Masachika...
, the latter resigned, and allowed Tsunamasa to become lord of Fukui. However, Tsunamasa soon proved himself to be a cruel lord prone to violent rampages, and the shogunate confiscated the Fukui domain. Because of the domain's status and its history dating back to Yūki Hideyasu
Yuki Hideyasu
was a Japanese daimyo who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. Born the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he established the Echizen Fukui Domain.-Birth:...
, the shogunate restored the previous lord Masachika to the family headship, and granted him a severely reduced income of 250,000 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
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Tsunamasa died in 1699, at 38 years of age.