Manabe Akifusa

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

Manabe Akifusa (間部 詮房, June 18, 1666 – August 7, 1720) was a feudal lord in Japan, and Ienobu's attendant.[1]

Manabe was born in Edo, Japan, the son of a Noh actor and became a servant to the 6th Edo Shogun Tokugawa Ienobu. Manabe held the titles of Sobayonin and Daimyo of Takasaki and dominated Ienobu's cabinet. Even after Ienobu's death, he remained a powerful figure during the short reign of the 7th Shogun Tokugawa Ietsugu. After the death of Ietsugu, Manabe resigned from public office and was moved to Murakami, Echigo-koku by the 8th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune of.

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  1. ↑ De Bary, William (2005). Sources of Japanese Traditions. Columbia University. p. 392.