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Suwa Tadamasa
was the 9th ''daimyō'' of Suwa Domain in Shinano Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Nagano Prefecture) and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. His courtesy titles before the Meiji restoration were ''Inaba-no-kami'' and ''Jijū'', and his List of Japanese court ranks, positions and hereditary titles, Court rank was Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade, which was posthumously raised to Third Rank. Biography Suwa Tadamasa was the eldest son of Suwa Tadamichi and became ''daimyō'' in 1840 on the retirement of his father. He was strongly supported by his uncle, Matsudaira Sadanobu and rose to the post of ''wakadoshiyori'' in 1860, ''jisha-bugyō'' in 1862 and ''rōjū'' in 1864. As this was during the tumultuous Bakumatsu period, during which time the Tokugawa shogunate was forced to sign treaties with the Western powers to end Japan's self-imposed sakoku, national isolation policy, Yorimasa played a role in the negotiations. Together with fellow ''rōjū'', Makino Tadayuki of Naga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwa Tadamichi
file:Takashima castle tensyu.JPG, Takashima Castle, administrative centre of Suwa Domain was a Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It was located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Takashima Castle, located in what is now part of the town of Suwa, Nagano, Suwa in Nagano Prefecture. It was also known as . History The Suwa clan had ruled the area around Lake Suwa in Shinano Province since ancient times. The clan was defeated by Takeda Shingen in 1542. The final Suwa ruler, Suwa Yorishige was forced to commit ''seppuku''; however, his nephew, Suwa Yoritada was spared as hereditary ''kannushi'' of Suwa taisha, Suwa Shrine. After the Takeda clan was destroyed by an alliance of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, Suwa Yoritada went into the service of the Tokugawa. Following the Siege of Odawara (1590), he was elevated to the status of ''daimyō'' with Sōja Domain, a 10,000 ''koku'' holding in Kōzuke Province. This was subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
