Name Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu | Died 1714 | |
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Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu (柳沢 吉保, December 31, 1658 – December 8, 1714) was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. He was an official in the Tokugawa shogunate and he was a favorite of the fifth shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.
Career
He served Tsunayoshi from an early age, becoming his wakashu and eventually rose to the position of soba yonin. He was the daimyo of the Kawagoe han, and later of the Kofu han; he retired in 1709. Having previously been named Yasuakira, he received a kanji from the name of the shogun, and came to call himself Yoshiyasu. He built Rikugien Garden, traditional Japanese garden in 1695.
Yanagisawa played a pivotal role in the matter of the 47 Ronin.
References
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