Ikeda Mitsumasa
| Ikeda Mitsumasa | |
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| Lord of Himeji | |
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In office 1616–1617 | |
| Preceded by | Ikeda Toshitaka |
| Succeeded by | Honda Tadamasa |
| Lord of Tottori | |
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In office 1617–1632 | |
| Preceded by | Ikeda Nagayuki |
| Succeeded by | Ikeda Mitsunaka |
| Lord of Okayama | |
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In office 1632–1672 | |
| Preceded by | Ikeda Tadakatsu |
| Succeeded by | Ikeda Tsunamasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10, 1609 |
| Died | June 27, 1682 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse(s) | Katsuhime |
Ikeda Mitsumasa (池田 光政, May 10, 1609 – June 27, 1682) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.[1]
Early life
He was the son of Ikeda Toshitaka with Tsuruhime, daughter of Sakakibara Yasumasa and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada.[1]He married Katsuhime,daughter of Honda Tadatoki with Senhime who was daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo and Tokugawa Ieyasu's favorite granddaughter.
Daimyo
After his father's death in 1616, Mitsumasa inherited his father's domains in Harima Province.[1]
In 1617, he was transferred to Tottori Domain (325,000 koku) with Inaba Province and Hōki Province as fiefs.[1]
In 1632, he was transferred to Okayama Domain (315,000 koku) at Bizen. His descendants continued to live at Okayama.[1]
He was also a Confucian scholar, and was a patron of Kumazawa Banzan, 17th century Confucian scholar.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Ikeda" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 14 [PDF 18 of 80]; retrieved 2013-4-25.
Further reading
- Takekoshi Yosaburō (1930). The Economic Aspects of the History of the Civilization of Japan (New York: The Macmillan Company), p. 193.
| Preceded by Ikeda Toshitaka |
Lord of Himeji 1616–1617 |
Succeeded by Honda Tadamasa |
| Preceded by Ikeda Nagayuki |
Lord of Tottori 1617–1632 |
Succeeded by Ikeda Mitsunaka |
| Preceded by Ikeda Tadakatsu |
Lord of Okayama 1632–1672 |
Succeeded by Ikeda Tsunamasa |