Nishio Tadayuki

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Nishio Tadayuki (西尾忠移, Nishio Tadayuki^?) (1746-May 9, 1801) was a Japanese daimyo who ruled the Yokosuka Domain, and lived from the mid to late Edo period. He was the second son of Nishio Tadamitsu. As his elder brother Nishio Tadamasa died in October of 1765, he was chosen to succeed his father. In 1766 he received court rank and title^[1], and in 1782, he succeeded his newly retired father as lord of the Yokosuka domain, also receiving his father's court title of Iki no Kami (隠岐守).

Tadayuki entered shogunate service in 1784, holding the concurrent offices of sōshaban and jisha-bugyō. There was a brief period where he was barred from service (after the burning of his Edo residence later that year), but he was soon back to work, and even retained his position despite his connection to Tanuma Okitsugu. During his Tadayuki assisted in the attainder of Sagara Castle (Sagara-jō 相良城).

In the administration of his domain, he improved the financial situation by encouraging sweet potato cultivation and research into sugar refining. He also had a great personal interest in the arts and in rangaku, and employed many prominent figures in the field, such as Takamori Kankō.

Tadayuki died in Yokosuka Castle, on May 9, 1801. As his biological son had died young, his adopted heir Nishio Tadayoshi succeeded him.