| Ogasawara Tadanobu | |
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| 10th Lord of Kokura | |
| In office 1865–1871 |
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| Preceded by | Ogasawara Tadayoshi |
| Succeeded by | none |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1862 |
| Died | February 6, 1897 (aged 34) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Count Ogasawara Tadanobu (小笠原 忠忱, March 8, 1862 – February 6, 1897) was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Kokura Domain.[1]
During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokdugawa,[2] in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.
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Tadanobu was part of the senior branch of the Ogasawara.[2]
The fudai Ogasawara clan originated in 12th century Shinano province.[2] They claim descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and the Seiwa-Genji.[1] Broadly, there are two genaological lines of the Ogasawara, the Matsuo and the Fukashi, each of which identify places in Shinano. The Matsuo line gave rise to the Ogasawara of Echizen, and the Fukashi line is ultimately established at the Ogasawara of Bunzen.[3]
The great grand-son of Yoshikiyo, Nagakiyo, was the first to take the name Ogasawara. The area controlled by his descendants grew to encompass the entire province of Shinano.[4]
Nagakiyo's grandson, Ogawawara Hidemasa (1569–1615), served Ieyasu; and in 1590, Hidemasa received Koga Domain (20,000 koku) in Shimōsa province. In 1601, Ieyasu transferred Hidemasa to Iida Domain (50,000 koku) in Shinano; then, in 1613, he was able to return to the home of his forebears, Fukashi Castle (80,000 koku),[1] now known as Matsumoto Castle.[5]
Tadanobu's branch of the fudai Ogasawara from the beginning were daimyō at Fukashi; then, in 1617, the daimyō was transferred to Akashi Domain (120,000 koku) in Harima province. In the years spanning 1632 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyō at Kokura Domain (150,000 koku)[6] in Buzen province.[2]
The head of this clan line and his heirs were ennobled as a "Count" in 1884.[7]
During Tadanobu's tenure as clan head, the Kokura domain took part in the shogunate's Choshu Expeditions, and also destroyed Kokura Castle. He was assisted in day-to-day affairs by his two karō, Komiya Minbu and Shimamura Shizuma. Komiya was the one who took charge of the burning of Kokura Castle. As the castle was built by the clan's ancestor Ogasawara Tadazane, he committed seppuku in atonement.
For his deployment of troops on the Imperial side during the Boshin War of 1868, Tadanobu received a personal stipend of 5,000 koku from the court.[8]
In the Meiji era, Tadanobu spent a few years studying in Britain, returning in 1878. He eventually became a count (hakushaku (伯爵)) in the new kazoku nobility system. He also held junior 3rd court rank (jusanmi (従三位)).
| Preceded by Ogasawara Tadayoshi |
10th Lord of Kokura (Ogasawara) 1865-1871 |
Succeeded by none |