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of the early to mid

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, who ruled

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and

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domains, and was finally transferred to Murayama Domain in

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. Toshinaga was the 6th son of

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, daimyō of

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. His mother was a daughter of Inoue Masanari, daimyō of Yokosuka Domain. Toshinaga succeeded to clan leadership upon his father's death in 1645; however, he received only 50,000 of the 60,000 ''

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'' that had comprised Okazaki Domain under Tadatoshi's rule; the remaining 10,000 ''koku'' was divided between his brothers Honda Sukehisa and Honda Toshirō. Toshinaga was transferred to Yokosuka Domain during the same year. He held the courtesy title of junior 5th court rank, lower grade (''ju go i no ge'' 従五位下), and ''Echizen no Kami'' and was married to a daughter of

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, daimyō of Tamanawa Domain in

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. The

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confiscated Yokosuka Domain on February 23, 1682, charging Toshinaga with gross misconduct and repressive governance. He was later pardoned, and given 10,000 ''koku'' of land in Dewa Province in northern Japan, which became known as Murayama Domain. Toshinaga died in 1692, at age 58, and was succeeded by his adopted son

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. Toshinaga's grave is at the temple of Kyōzen-ji, in

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References

Honda genealogy
* Japanese Wiki article on Toshinaga 1635 births 1693 deaths Fudai daimyo Honda clan {{Daimyo-stub