Nabeshima Motoshige
Nabeshima Motoshige | |
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鍋島元茂 | |
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1st Lord of Ogi | |
In office 1642–1654 | |
Succeeded by | Nabeshima Naoyoshi |
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Born | November 24, 1602 |
Died | December 19, 1654 | (aged 52)
Nationality | Japanese |
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Battles/wars | Shimabara Rebellion |
Nabeshima Motoshige (鍋島 元茂, Nabeshima Motoshige, November 24, 1602 – December 19, 1654) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo Period, who ruled the Ogi Domain.[1]
He was the eldest son of Nabeshima Katsushige, the first lord of Saga Domain.[1] Although he was the eldest son of Nabeshima clan, he was displaced in the line of succession for Saga Domain by his younger half-brother, Tadanao, whose mother was a daughter of shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu, while his mother was a peasant woman named Oiwa. When his brother died, the office was succeeded by his nephew Mitsushige. He was a wise advisor to the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu and served as a chief retainer to Lord Nabeshima of Hizen.[2]
In 1642, Ogi Domain was founded and Motoshige became its first daimyō.
He died in the third year of Jōō (1654), and his son, Naoyoshi, succeeded him.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Knutsen, Roald (2021-10-25). Rediscovering Budo: From a Swordsman's Perspective. BRILL. p. 246. ISBN 978-90-04-21391-3.
- ^ Takekoshi, Yosaburo (2016-04-01). The Economic Aspects of the History of the Civilization of Japan. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-136-52373-1.