Nationality Japanese Other names Izu-no-kami | Occupation Daimyo Name Matsudaira Nobunao | |
Born May 22, 1719 ( 1719-05-22 ) Died November 1, 1768, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | ||
Matsudaira Nobunao (松平信復, May 22, 1719 – November 1, 1768) was a daimyō during mid-Edo period Japan.
Biography
Matsudaira Nobunao was the eldest son of Matsudaira Nobutoki, the daimyō of Yoshida Domain in Mikawa Province. On the death of his father on June 44, 1744, he became daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain and head of the Ōkōchi-branch of the Matsudaira clan. A few days later, his courtesy title changed to Izu-no-kami. On October 15, 1752, he was transferred to Yoshida Domain.
His is noted for having founded the domain academy, the Jijukan (時習館), which became a noted center for Neo-Confucian studies.
Nobunao died on November 1, 1768 in Yoshida.
References
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