Ikeda Mitsumasa Explained

Ikeda Mitsumasa
Nationality:Japanese
Order:Daimyō of Himeji
Term Start:1616
Term End:1617
Predecessor:Ikeda Toshitaka
Successor:Honda Tadamasa
Order2:Daimyō of Tottori
Term Start2:1617
Term End2:1632
Predecessor2:Ikeda Nagayuki
Successor2:Ikeda Mitsunaka
Order3:Daimyō of Okayama
Term Start3:1632
Term End3:1672
Predecessor3:Ikeda Tadakatsu
Successor3:Ikeda Tsunamasa
Birth Date:May 10, 1609
Spouse:Katsuhime

was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.[1]

Early life

His childhood name was Shintarō (新太郎).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.

Family

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.

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Notes and References

  1. [Edmond Papinot|Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph]