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Inaba Masamichi

1640 – 1716

Daimyo of Odawara, Takata and Sakura

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Lived 1640 – 1716 (aged 75). Inaba Masamichi was a Japanese samurai and daimyō.

was a daimyō of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture) in early-Edo period Japan, until 1686 when he was transferred to Takada Domain in Echigo Province. Later he was transferred again, to Sakura Domain in Shimōsa Province. His courtesy title was Mino no Kami.

Biography Inaba Masamichi was the eldest son of the previous daimyō of Odawara, Inaba Masanori. Due to the influence of the Tairō Sakai Tadakiyo, he rose rapidly through the hierarchy of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was appointed concurrently as a Sōshaban (Master of Ceremonies) and Jisha-bugyō on April 9, 1681, and received another concurrent appointment as Kyoto Shoshidai on December 24 of the same year.

However, in 1685, Masamichi was ordered to resign his position as Kyoto Shoshidai and to transfer from Odawara to Takada Domain in Echigo Province (103,000 koku).

On January 11, 1701, Masamichi became a Rōjū under shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, and in June of that year was transferred to Sakura Domain in Shimōsa Province (103,000 koku).

On August 7, 1707, he retired from public life, turning his domain over to his son Inaba Masatomo. He died in 1716, and his grave is at the temple of Yōgen-ji in Bunkyō, Tokyo.

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Who was Inaba Masamichi?

daimyo of Odawara, Takata and Sakura

When was Inaba Masamichi born?

Inaba Masamichi was born on 22 December 1640.

When did Inaba Masamichi die?

Inaba Masamichi died on 22 November 1716.

What was Inaba Masamichi's occupation?

Inaba Masamichi was a samurai and daimyō.

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Inaba Masamichi was Japanese.

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· Wikipedia: Inaba Masamichi

· Wikidata: Q6013274

· DBpedia: Inaba Masamichi

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