was a ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominall ...

'' and official of the

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during late-

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Japan. His courtesy title was '' Kawachi-no-kami.''

Biography

Inoue Masaharu was the eldest son of the disgraced former ''daimyō'' of Hamamatsu,

Inoue Masamoto was a ''daimyō'' and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during mid-Edo period Japan. Biography Inoue Masamoto was the eldest son of the previous ''daimyō'' of Hamamatsu Domain, Inoue Masasada. He became 8th head of the Mikawa-branch of Inoue c ...

, who had been demoted to Tanagura Domain in

Mutsu Province was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. Mutsu Province is also known as or . The term is often used to refer to the co ...

. He inherited the leadership of the

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and the position of ''daimyō'' of Tanakura Domain on his father's death in 1820. In 1820, Masaharu was also appointed to the office of ''

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'' (Master of Ceremonies), and in 1834 to that of '' Jisha-bugyō.'' In 1836, he was transferred to

Tatebayashi Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province (modern-day Gunma Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Tatebayashi Castle in what is now the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma. History Following the ...

(60,000 ''

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'') in

Kōzuke Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Gunma Prefecture. Kōzuke bordered by Echigo, Shinano, Musashi and Shimotsuke Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Kōzuke was r ...

. In 1838, he was appointed ''

Osaka jōdai were officials of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Those appointmented to this prominent office were exclusively ''fudai daimyōs''.Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868'', p. 326. Conven ...

'' (Castellan of Osaka) and in 1840, ascended to the rank of ''

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'' (Senior Councilor) in the service of ''

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'' Tokugawa Ieyoshi. In 1845, with the resignation of head ''

Mizuno Tadakuni was a ''daimyō'' during late-Edo period Japan, who later served as chief senior councilor (''Rōjū'') in service to the Tokugawa shogunate. He is remembered for having instituted the Tenpō Reforms. Biography Mizuno Tadakuni was the second so ...

over the failure of the Tenpō Reforms and subsequent exile from Hamamatsu Domain to

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Dewa Province was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . History Early per ...

, Inoue Masaharu was able to achieve the Inoue clan's goal of returning to Hamamatsu after an absence of 28 years. From his years in Tanakura in Mutsu, Masaharu brought back with him a considerable body of knowledge on cotton production as well as artisans to build new

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s, thus developing a major new industry for Hamamatsu and source of income for the domain. He died in 1847, only two years after the return of the clan to Hamamatsu, and his grave is at the clan temple of Jōshin-ji in Mukogaoka, Bunkyō, Tokyo Masaharu was married to a daughter of Abe Masakiyo, ''daimyō'' of Fukuyama Domain. He was succeeded by his fourth son Inoue Masanao. One of his daughters was the formal wife of

Mizuno Tadakiyo was a ''daimyō'' during Bakumatsu period Japan, who served as chief senior councilor (''Rōjū'') in service to the Tokugawa shogunate. Biography Mizuno Tadakiyo was the eldest son of Mizuno Tadakuni, the ''daimyō'' of Hamamatsu Domain and c ...

, the son and heir of Mizuno Tadakuno.

References

* Papinot, Edmond. (1906) ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon.'' Tokyo: Librarie Sansaish
..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.'' , - , - , - Fudai daimyo 1805 births 1847 deaths Osaka jōdai Rōjū {{daimyo-stub