Hosokawa Mitsunao
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Hosokawa".
Hosokawa Mitsunao (細川 光尚, October 26, 1619 – January 28, 1650) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.
Biography
Mitsunao was born in 1619, and was the eldest son of Hosokawa Tadatoshi. In 1637, he joined his father in the effort to subdue the Shimabara Rebellion, and fought with distinction. Succeeding his father in 1641, he became daimyo of the Kumamoto Domain.
Mitsunao's suppression of the Abe family's revolt in 1642 is famous, due to its fictionalization by Mori Ōgai.
| Preceded by Hosokawa Tadatoshi |
Lord of Kumamoto 1641-1649 |
Succeeded by Hosokawa Tsunatoshi |
References
- (Japanese) List of Kumamoto lords on "Edo 300 HTML" (8 October 2007)