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Asano Tsunanaga

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Asano Tsunanaga
Lord of Hiroshima
In office
1673–1708
Preceded byAsano Tsunaakira
Succeeded byAsano Yoshinaga
Personal details
Born(1659-07-28)July 28, 1659
DiedApril 1, 1708(1708-04-01) (aged 48)
NationalityJapanese
SpouseAtehime

Asano Tsunanaga (浅野 綱長, July 28, 1659 – April 1, 1708) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Hiroshima Domain. He was the chamberlain of Aki[1] and held the title of Aki no kami. His childhood name was Iwamatsu (岩松).

During the 47 rōnin incident, Tsunanaga sent a messenger to Akō, which was ruled by a branch family of the Hiroshima Asano, and recommended that Ōishi Kuranosuke peacefully surrender the castle to the shogunate's envoys.

His daughter married the court noble Ichijō Kaneka.

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References

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  1. ^ Rogers, John M. (1991). "Arts of War in Times of Peace. Swordsmanship in Honcho Bugei Shoden, Chapter 6". Monumenta Nipponica. 46 (2): 182. doi:10.2307/2385400. JSTOR 2385400.
Preceded by 4th (Asano) Daimyō of Hiroshima
1673–1708
Succeeded by