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Munenobu was the eldest son of [[Shimazu Tsugutoyo]]; his mother was a daughter of the [[Shibuya clan]]. He was raised as an adopted child of Tsugutoyo's wife [[Take-hime]] (an adopted daughter of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]]), and was as a result granted the privilege of using the [[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]] name. | Munenobu was the eldest son of [[Shimazu Tsugutoyo]]; his mother was a daughter of the [[Shibuya clan]]. He was raised as an adopted child of Tsugutoyo's wife [[Take-hime]] (an adopted daughter of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]]), and was as a result granted the privilege of using the [[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]] name. | ||
| − | Upon his father's retirement in [[1746]], Munenobu became head of the clan, and of Satsuma domain. He struggled with a heavy household debt, and attempted to run the domain frugally. He | + | Upon his father's retirement in [[1746]], Munenobu became head of the clan, and of Satsuma domain. He struggled with a heavy household debt, and attempted to run the domain frugally. He retired in [[1749]] after only three years as the lord, journeying to Edo for his retirement<ref>''Shinpen Chiryû shishi 5: Chiryû-juku honjin go-shukuchô'' 新編知立市史５：池鯉鮒宿本陣御宿帳, Chiryû, Aichi: Chiryû-shishi hensan iinkai (2011), 244.</ref> and passing on leadership of the domain to his younger brother [[Shimazu Shigetoshi]]. During that brief period, however, he escorted a [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]] in [[1748]], and was elevated to Upper Junior Fourth Rank.<ref>Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, ''Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû'' 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 67.</ref> Munenobu died less than a year into his retirement, at the young age of 21. |
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Shimazu Munenobu was the 23rd head of the Shimazu clan, and the sixth Edo period lord of Satsuma han.
Munenobu was the eldest son of Shimazu Tsugutoyo; his mother was a daughter of the Shibuya clan. He was raised as an adopted child of Tsugutoyo's wife Take-hime (an adopted daughter of Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi), and was as a result granted the privilege of using the Matsudaira name.
Upon his father's retirement in 1746, Munenobu became head of the clan, and of Satsuma domain. He struggled with a heavy household debt, and attempted to run the domain frugally. He retired in 1749 after only three years as the lord, journeying to Edo for his retirement[1] and passing on leadership of the domain to his younger brother Shimazu Shigetoshi. During that brief period, however, he escorted a Ryukyuan embassy to Edo in 1748, and was elevated to Upper Junior Fourth Rank.[2] Munenobu died less than a year into his retirement, at the young age of 21.
| Preceded by: Shimazu Tsugutoyo |
Lord of Satsuma han 1746-1749 |
Succeeded by: Shimazu Shigetoshi |
References
- "Shimazu Munenobu," Nihon jinmei daijiten, Kodansha 2009.
- "Shimazu Munenobu," Satsuma Shimazu-ke no rekishi, Shôkoshûseikan official website.
