Inoue Masashige
Daimyo of the early Edo period. Ometsuke of Tokugawa shogunate
About Inoue Masashige
Lived 1585 – 1662 (aged 76–77). Inoue Masashige was a Japanese samurai and politician.
was an important figure during the early Edo period in Japan. As the Daimyo of Takaoka Domain, he played a role in the persecution and eradication of early Christians in Japan. He was commissioner for the Dutch East India Company in Nagasaki.
He is thought to have risen to prominence. In his post of Inspector General (ōmetsuke, 大目付), Masashige had many encounters with the Dutch East India Company, who recorded much about him.
Inoue was played by Issey Ogata in Martin Scorsese’s film Silence (2016).
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Who was Inoue Masashige?
daimyo of the early Edo period. Ometsuke of Tokugawa shogunate
When was Inoue Masashige born?
Inoue Masashige was born in 1585.
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Inoue Masashige died in 1662.
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Inoue Masashige was a samurai and politician.
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Inoue Masashige was Japanese.
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