Matsumae Kinhiro
Japanese daimyō
About Matsumae Kinhiro
Lived 1598 – 1641 (aged 42–43). Matsumae Kinhiro was a Japanese.
, was the second daimyō of Matsumae Domain in Ezo-chi, (Hokkaidō), Japan, in the early Edo period. Holding this position from 1617 until his death in 1641, he was successor to Matsumae Yoshihiro and followed by Matsumae Ujihiro.
Names His given name Kinhiro may also be read Kimihiro. In 1620, Kinhiro presented a hundred ryō of gold dust to the bakufu, Doi Toshikatsu and Aoyama Tadatoshi conferring rights to its continued gathering and to new gold mining operations on the island in return.
These years were also marked by the development of the town below Matsumae Castle, extending down to the sea and supplanting the earlier centre to the north around Ōdate and the temple district. Registers were compiled of current and former Christians, and attempts were made to persuade adherents to abandon their beliefs.
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Who was Matsumae Kinhiro?
Japanese daimyō
When was Matsumae Kinhiro born?
Matsumae Kinhiro was born in 1598.
When did Matsumae Kinhiro die?
Matsumae Kinhiro died on 14 August 1641.
What nationality was Matsumae Kinhiro?
Matsumae Kinhiro was Japanese.
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