was a Japanese ''

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 ...

'' of the

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...

. He served in a variety of positions in the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

, including ''

wakadoshiyori The ', or "Junior Elders", were high government officials in the Edo period Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867). The position was established around 1633, but appointments were irregular until 1662. The four to six ''wakadoshiyori'' we ...

'', ''

rōjū The , usually translated as ''Elder'', was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council of Elders as a whole; under the first two ''shō ...

'', and ''

Kyoto Shoshidai The was an important administrative and political office in the Tokugawa shogunate. The office was the personal representative of the military dictators Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Kyoto, the seat of the Japanese Emperor, and was adop ...

''.　Around 1722 he was appointed by

Shogun , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura ...

Yoshimune as the first ''kanjōkata'' (勘定方) in charge of putting the

Bakufu , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura ...

's financial affairs in order. By 1735, this had become the largest government office. After the 47 ''rōnin'' incident, Tadayuki was given custody of nine of the Akō men: Hazama Jūjirō, Okada Suke'emon, Yatō Emonshichi, Muramatsu Sandayū, Mase Magokurō,

Kayano Wasuke Kayano (written: 茅野 or 萱野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese Samurai *, last native speaker of the Ainu language Fictional characters *, one of the main characters in the ...

, Yokogawa Sanpei, Muramatsu Jirōzaemon, and

Kanzaki Yogorō Kanzaki may refer to: Places *Kanzaki, Saga, a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan *Kanzaki, Hyōgo, a former town in Kanzaki District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Kanzaki District (disambiguation), multiple districts in Japan *Kanzaki Station (disambigua ...

References

, - Daimyo Kyoto Shoshidai 1669 births 1731 deaths Wakadoshiyori Rōjū Mizuno clan {{daimyo-stub