Matsudaira Nobunao

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Matsudaira".

Matsudaira Nobunao 松平信復
Born	May 22, 1719(1719-05-22)
Died	November 1, 1768(1768-11-01) (aged 49) Yoshida, Mikawa Province, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Izu-no-kami
Occupation	Daimyō

Matsudaira Nobunao (松平信復^?, May 22, 1719 – November 1, 1768) was a daimyō during mid-Edo period Japan.

Biography

Matsudaira Nobunao was the eldest son of Matsudaira Nobutoki, the daimyō of Yoshida Domain in Mikawa Province. On the death of his father on June 44, 1744, he became daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain and head of the Ōkōchi-branch of the Matsudaira clan. A few days later, his courtesy title changed to Izu-no-kami. On October 15, 1752, he was transferred to Yoshida Domain.

His is noted for having founded the domain academy, the Jijukan (時習館^?), which became a noted center for Neo-Confucian studies.

Nobunao died on November 1, 1768 in Yoshida.

References

Papinot, Jacques Edmund Joseph. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha...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.

Preceded by Matsudaira Nobutoki	Daimyō of Hamamatsu 1744-1752	Succeeded by Matsudaira Sukekuni
Preceded by Matsudaira Nobukuni	Daimyō of Yoshida 1752-1768	Succeeded by Matsudaira Nobuuya

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Name	Matsudaira, Nobunao
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Date of birth	May 22, 1719
Place of birth
Date of death	November 1, 1768
Place of death	Yoshida, Mikawa Province, Japan