Makino Tadakuni Explained

Makino Tadakuni
Nationality:Japanese
Order:12th Daimyō of Nagaoka
Term Start:1867
Term End:1868
Predecessor:Makino Tadayuki
Successor:Makino Tadakatsu
Birth Date:September 26, 1844
Birth Place:Edo, Japan
Spouse:Mizuno Tsuneko

was a Japanese daimyō of the late Edo period, who ruled the Nagaoka Domain. Born the son of Matsudaira Munehide in the Miyazu domain, he was adopted as heir by Makino Tadayuki.

Tadakuni's wife, Tsuneko, recorded a diary of her life in exile after the Boshin War and the fall of Nagaoka Castle.[1] As a traitor against the new government, Tadakuni was voluntarily confined to Shoei-ji in Tokyo. The status of the Nagaoka Domain was restored and endowed to Tsuneko's stepbrother, Makino Tadakatsu.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shiba, Keiko . Literary Creations on the Road: Women's Travel Diaries in Early Modern Japan . 2012-10-05 . University Press of America . 978-0-7618-5669-6 . 51-61 . en.