Matsudaira Munemasa

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

Matsudaira Munemasa (松平 宗昌, 1675 – 1724) was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period. He was head of the Fukui Domain in Echizen Province.[1]

Mature years

After the death of his father, Munemasa became head of the Matsuoka Domain.[citation needed]

In 1721, he was made head of Fukui Domain. Upon becoming lord of Fukui, Matsuoka ceased to exist and its 50,000 koku holdings were merged into Fukui.[2]

He was a patron of the arts.[3]

See also

References

Emblem (mon) of the Matsudaira clan
  1. ↑ Burks, Ardath W. (1985). The Modernizers: overseas students, foreign employees, and Meiji Japan, p. 42.
  2. ↑ Burke, pp. 42,47.
  3. ↑ Kita, Sandy. (1999). The Last Tosa: Iwasa Katsumochi Matabei, Bridge to Ukiyo-e, p. 238.

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Preceded by
Matsudaira Masakatsu		 Daimyo of Matsuoka
1693 – 1721 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Matsudaira Yoshikuni		 Daimyo of Fukui
1721 – 1724 		Succeeded by
Matsudaira Munenori


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