Matsura Takanobu (1592–1637)

This article is about the 17th-century daimyo and 28th head of the Matsura clan. For the 16th-century samurai and 25th head of the clan, see Matsura Takanobu.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Matsura.

Matsura Takanobu

Lord of Hirado
In office 1603–1637
Preceded by	Matsura Hisanobu
Succeeded by	Matsura Shigenobu
Personal details
Nationality	Japanese

Matsura Takanobu (松浦隆信, January 13, 1592 – July 16, 1637) was the 3rd daimyo of Hirado Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan. He was also the 28th hereditary head of the Matsura clan.

Takanobu was the eldest son of Matsura Hisanobu, 2nd daimyo of the domain. When his father died suddenly at the age of 32, he became lord of the domain at the age of 12, under the guardianship of his grandfather.

The domain was heavily dependent on income from foreign trade, and Takanobu cultivated good relations with the Dutch merchants who were seeking access to ports in Japan. He was appointed the designated broker between the Dutch and the bakufu, and was their most consistent ally in Japan.^[1]

Notes

↑ Clulow, Adam (2014). The Company and the Shogun: The Dutch Encounter with Tokugawa Japan. Columbia University Press. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-0-231-16428-3.

Preceded by Matsura Hisanobu	3rd Daimyō of Hirado 1603–1637	Succeeded by Matsura Shigenobu

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