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Mizuno Tadakiyo was the eldest son of [[Mizuno Tadakuni]], the ''daimyō'' of [[Hamamatsu Domain]] and chief senior councilor (''[[Rōjū]]'') in service to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. After the failure of the [[Tenpō Reforms]], Tadakuni was forced into retirement and exile, and turned the leadership of the [[Mizuno clan]] and the position of daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain to Tadakiyo in 1845. |
Mizuno Tadakiyo was the eldest son of [[Mizuno Tadakuni]], the ''daimyō'' of [[Hamamatsu Domain]] and chief senior councilor (''[[Rōjū]]'') in service to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. After the failure of the [[Tenpō Reforms]], Tadakuni was forced into retirement and exile, and turned the leadership of the [[Mizuno clan]] and the position of ''daimyō'' of Hamamatsu Domain to Tadakiyo in 1845. |
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However, the same year, Tadakuni was reassigned to [[Yamagata Domain]] (50,000 ''[[koku]]'') in [[Dewa Province]]. After the pardon of his father in 1851, Tadakuni’s fortunes improved. Within the shogunal administration, he received the post of ''[[Jisha-bugyō]]'' (Commissioner of Shrine and Temples) and ''[[wakadoshiyori]]'' (Junior Councilor). In 1862, he became a ''Rōjū'' in the service of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iemochi]]. |
However, the same year, Tadakuni was reassigned to [[Yamagata Domain]] (50,000 ''[[koku]]'') in [[Dewa Province]]. After the pardon of his father in 1851, Tadakuni’s fortunes improved. Within the shogunal administration, he received the post of ''[[Jisha-bugyō]]'' (Commissioner of Shrine and Temples) and ''[[wakadoshiyori]]'' (Junior Councilor). In 1862, he became a ''Rōjū'' in the service of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Iemochi]]. |
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As ''Rōjū'', he worked with [[Oguri Tadamasa]] in the construction of [[Yokosuka Naval Arsenal]] as part of the Tokugawa shogunate’s efforts to modernize Japan’s military. |
As ''Rōjū'', he worked with [[Oguri Tadamasa]] in the construction of [[Yokosuka Naval Arsenal]] as part of the Tokugawa shogunate’s efforts to modernize Japan’s military. |
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He retired from public life in 1866 on the death of Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi, and was succeeded at Yamagata by his son [[Mizuno Tadahiro]]. Mizuno Tadakiyo was married to a daughter of [[Inoue Masahari]], a fellow ''Rōjū'' and daimyō of [[Tanagura Domain]]. |
He retired from public life in 1866 on the death of Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi, and was succeeded at Yamagata by his son [[Mizuno Tadahiro]]. Mizuno Tadakiyo was married to a daughter of [[Inoue Masahari]], a fellow ''Rōjū'' and ''daimyō'' of [[Tanagura Domain]]. |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 11:43, 21 December 2016
Mizuno Tadakiyo 水野忠精 | |
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| Born | February 5, 1833 |
| Died | May 8, 1884 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Izumi-no-kami |
| Occupation(s) | Daimyō; Rōjū |
Mizuno Tadakiyo (水野 忠精, February 5, 1833 – May 8, 1884) was a daimyō during Bakumatsu period Japan, who served as chief senior councilor (Rōjū) in service to the Tokugawa shogunate.
Biography
Mizuno Tadakiyo was the eldest son of Mizuno Tadakuni, the daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain and chief senior councilor (Rōjū) in service to the Tokugawa shogunate. After the failure of the Tenpō Reforms, Tadakuni was forced into retirement and exile, and turned the leadership of the Mizuno clan and the position of daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain to Tadakiyo in 1845.
However, the same year, Tadakuni was reassigned to Yamagata Domain (50,000 koku) in Dewa Province. After the pardon of his father in 1851, Tadakuni’s fortunes improved. Within the shogunal administration, he received the post of Jisha-bugyō (Commissioner of Shrine and Temples) and wakadoshiyori (Junior Councilor). In 1862, he became a Rōjū in the service of Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi.
As Rōjū, he worked with Oguri Tadamasa in the construction of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal as part of the Tokugawa shogunate’s efforts to modernize Japan’s military.
He retired from public life in 1866 on the death of Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi, and was succeeded at Yamagata by his son Mizuno Tadahiro. Mizuno Tadakiyo was married to a daughter of Inoue Masahari, a fellow Rōjū and daimyō of Tanagura Domain.
References
- Papinot, Edmond. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha...Click link for digitized 1906 Nobiliaire du japon (2003)
- The content of much of this article was derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.
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