Nationality Japanese Name Inaba Masamichi | Occupation Daimyo Died November 22, 1716 | |
Born December 22, 1640 ( 1640-12-22 ) | ||
Inaba Masamichi (稲葉 正則, December 22, 1640 – November 22, 1716) was a daimyo of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture) in early-Edo period Japan, until 1686 when he was transferred to Takada Domain in Echigo Province. Later he was transferred again, to Sakura Domain in Shimosa Province. His courtesy title was Mino no Kami.
Biography
Inaba Masamichi was the eldest son of the previous daimyo of Odawara, Inaba Masanori. Due to the influence of the Tairo Sakai Tadakiyo, he rose rapidly through the hierarchy of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was appointed concurrently as a Soshaban (Master of Ceremonies) and Jisha-bugyo on April 9, 1681, and received another concurrent appointment as Kyoto Shoshidai on December 24 of the same year.
On the retirement of his father in 1683, he became head of the Inaba clan, and inherited his father’s position as daimyo of Odawara (102,000 koku). His cousin, Inaba Masayasu, served as a wakadoshiyori in Edo. Masayasu visited Kyoto as part of a formal inspection in 1683.
However, in 1685, Masamichi was ordered to resign his position as Kyoto Shoshidai and to transfer from Odawara to Takada Domain in Echigo Province (103,000 koku).
On January 11, 1701 Masamichi became a Roju under Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, and in June of that year was transferred to Sakura Domain in Shimosa province (103,000 koku).
On August 7, 1707, he retired from public life, turning his domain over to his son Inaba Masatomo. He died in 1716, and his grave is at the temple of Yogen-ji in Bunkyo, Tokyo.