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Tokugawa Yoshinao

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1600–1650 Also known as Tokugawa Yoshinao (kanji)、Gorotamaru

Tokugawa Yoshinao (1600–1650), ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was head of the Go-Sanke and first daimyō of the Owari domain, based in Nagoya.…

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  1. 1631–1640Nagoya Castle · NagoyaIn the 1630s Yoshinao was based in Nagoya, reforming domain finances, setting up kilns at the castle's Ofukui to produce Ofukui ware, and recruiting scholars to promote Confucian education. Meanwhile Shogun Iemitsu consolidated shogunal power and advanced national seclusion; Yoshinao, as a Go-Sanke, maintained the Tokugawa clan's regional pillar status in Nagoya.
  2. 1650Nagoya · OwariYoshinao died of illness in Nagoya in 1650; his legitimate son Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi succeeded as daimyō, and the Owari Tokugawa house continued the tradition of heading the Go-Sanke through the generations.

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