Matsudaira Munemasa

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.

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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