Matsudaira Yoshikuni (Fukui)

Matsudaira Yoshikuni
Native name 松平 吉邦
Born (1681-03-02)March 2, 1681
Edo, Japan
Died January 20, 1722(1722-01-20) (aged 40)
Edo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Title Daimyō of Fukui Domain
Predecessor Matsudaira Yoshinori
Successor Matsudaira Munemasa
Spouse(s) daughter of Hino Yoshikuni
Parent(s)
  • Matsudaira Masakatsu (father)

Matsudaira Yoshikuni (松平 吉邦, 2 March 1681 – 20 January 1722) was an mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 8th daimyō of Fukui Domain[1] He was famed as a lover of sumo.

Biography

Yoshikuni was born in Edo in 1681 as the sixth son of Matsudaira Masakatsu of Echizen-Matsuoka Domain and his mother was a concubine. HIs name in infancy was Katsuchiyo (勝千代), later becoming Matsudaira Masanao (昌尚). In 1701, when his uncle Matsudaira Masachika selected him has heir to Fukui Domain, he took the name of Matsudaira Masakuni (昌邦), and after his adoptive father Masachika was granted a formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Ietsuna and had his name changed to Yoshinori, he followed suit, becoming Matsudaira Yoshikuni. At that time, he was granted Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade Court rank and the courtesy title of Ōi-no-kami'

He became daimyō in 1710 on his father's retirement. In 1714, he was granted the courtesy title of Sakon'e-gon-shōjō.

In his tenure, he attempted to rebuilt the domain's finances, and stressed public works projects in emulation of Tokugawa Yoshimune, whom he greatly admired. He dismissed a number of incompetent officials and corrupt magistrates, including the domain's Kanjō-bugyō, and proved to be a popular ruler. In return, Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered that all of the tenryō territory in Echizen be administered by Fukui Domain. This effectively added 100,000 koku to the domain's kokudaka. He also completed a comprehensive historical survey of Echizen Province, listing 330 ruins of castles and fortified manors.

In 1714, he invited military strategist Daidōji Yūzan to Fukui Domain. He died in 1722, without male heir and was succeeded by his brother Matsudaira Munemasa. His graves are at the temple of Unshō-ji in Fukui, and the clan temple of Kaian-ji in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

Family

References

  • Papinot, Edmond. (1948). Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. New York: Overbeck Co.

Notes

  1. ↑ DiCenzo, John. (1978). Daimyo, domain and retainer band in the seventeenth century: a study of institutional development in Echizen, Tottori and Matsue, p. 216.
Preceded by
Matsudaira Yoshinori		 8th Daimyō of Fukui
1710–1721		 Succeeded by
Matsudaira Munemasa
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