Preceded by Ikeda Toshitaka Name Ikeda Mitsumasa Preceded by Ikeda Nagayuki Died June 27, 1682 | Preceded by Ikeda Tadakatsu Succeeded by Honda Tadamasa Nationality Japanese | |
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Born May 10, 1609 ( 1609-05-10 ) | ||
Ikeda Mitsumasa (池田 光政, May 10, 1609 – June 27, 1682) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.
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Early life
He was the son of Ikeda Toshitaka with Tsuruhime, daughter of Sakakibara Yasumasa and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada.He married Katsuhime,daughter of Honda Tadatoki with Senhime who was daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo and Tokugawa Ieyasu's favorite granddaughter.
Daimyo
After his father's death in 1616, Mitsumasa inherited his father's domains in Harima Province.
In 1617, he was transferred to Tottori Domain (325,000 koku) with Inaba Province and Hōki Province as fiefs.
In 1632, he was transferred to Okayama Domain (315,000 koku) at Bizen. His descendants continued to live at Okayama.
He was also a Confucian scholar, and was a patron of Kumazawa Banzan, 17th century Confucian scholar.