ÅŒkubo Tadaaki
ÅŒkubo Tadaaki 大久ä¿å¿ é¡• | |
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Born | December 5, 1760 |
Died | September 23, 1803 42) | (aged
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Kaga no Kami |
Occupation | DaimyŠof Odawara Domain (1769–1796) |
Spouse(s) | daughter of Nakagawa Hisasada |
ÅŒkubo Tadaaki (å¤§ä¹…ä¿ å¿ é¡•, December 5, 1760 – September 23, 1803) was the 6th daimyÅ of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture) in mid-Edo period Japan. His courtesy title was Kaga no Kami.
Biography
ÅŒkubo Tadaaki was the eldest son of ÅŒkubo Tadayoshi, the 5th daimyÅ of Odawara Domain. During his tenure, Odawara suffered from repeated natural disasters, including the earthquakes and fires which destroyed Odawara Castle and much of the surrounding Odawara-juku. Inclement weather led to crop failures, including the Great Tenmei Famine, which severely curtailed traffic on the TÅkaidÅ highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. As one of the major post stations on the TÅkaidÅ, this created an economic crisis for the town residents. Although Tadaaki responded with the usual restrictions on spending in an effort to economize of the domain’s tax revenues, his efforts were undermined by rampant inflation, and demands from the Tokugawa shogunate to strength coastal defenses against possible incursions of foreign vessels. He retired from public life in 1796 with these issues unresolved and died in 1803.
Takaaki was married to a daughter of Nakagawa Hisasada, daimyÅ of Oka Domain in Bungo Province.
References
- Papinot, Edmond. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha...Click link for digitized 1906 Nobiliaire du japon (2003)
- The content of much of this article was derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.
Preceded by ÅŒkubo Tadayoshi |
6th DaimyŠof Odawara 1796–1798 |
Succeeded by ÅŒkubo Tadazane |