Asano Naganao

In this Japanese name, the family name is Asano.

Asano Naganao (浅野 長直, 1610 September 15, 1672) was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Akō Domain. He was classified as a tozama, and Akō under his rule was 53,000 koku in size. Naganao was responsible for the construction of Akō Castle.

Preceded by
Asano Nagashige
Daimyo of Kasama
1632-1645
Succeeded by
Inoue Masatoshi
Preceded by
Ikeda Teruoki
Daimyo of Akō
1645-1671
Succeeded by
Asano Nagatomo

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