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* ''Birth: [[1593]]'' | * ''Birth: [[1593]]'' | ||
* ''Death: [[1658]]'' | * ''Death: [[1658]]'' | ||
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* ''Sons: [[Maeda Mitsumasa]] ([[1613]]-[[1645]]), [[Maeda Toshitsugi]], [[Maeda Toshiharu (1618-1660)|Maeda Toshiharu]] ([[1618]]-[[1660]])'' | * ''Sons: [[Maeda Mitsumasa]] ([[1613]]-[[1645]]), [[Maeda Toshitsugi]], [[Maeda Toshiharu (1618-1660)|Maeda Toshiharu]] ([[1618]]-[[1660]])'' | ||
* ''Distinction: Lord of [[Kaga province|Kaga]], [[Noto province|Noto]], and [[Etchu province|Etchû]]'' | * ''Distinction: Lord of [[Kaga province|Kaga]], [[Noto province|Noto]], and [[Etchu province|Etchû]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''Japanese'': [[前田]]利常 ''(Maeda Toshitsune)'' | |
Toshitsune was the 4th son of [[Maeda Toshiie]]. He was adopted as heir by his elder brother [[Maeda Toshinaga|Toshinaga]] and became [[daimyo|daimyô]] of the [[Maeda clan]] when Toshinaga retired in [[1605]]<!--see Toshinaga's bio-->. He led men against the defenders of [[Osaka Castle]] and fought at the [[Battle of Tennoji|Battle of Tennôji]] ([[1615]]). He retired in [[1639]] and was succeeded by his son Mitsumasa while placing a younger son, Toshiharu, in charge of the recently created [[Daishoji han|Daishôji han]] and his 3rd son [[Maeda Toshitsugu|Toshitsugu]] in Toyama. By this point the Maeda clan had become one of the most powerful daimyô houses in Japan. | Toshitsune was the 4th son of [[Maeda Toshiie]]. He was adopted as heir by his elder brother [[Maeda Toshinaga|Toshinaga]] and became [[daimyo|daimyô]] of the [[Maeda clan]] when Toshinaga retired in [[1605]]<!--see Toshinaga's bio-->. He led men against the defenders of [[Osaka Castle]] and fought at the [[Battle of Tennoji|Battle of Tennôji]] ([[1615]]). He retired in [[1639]] and was succeeded by his son Mitsumasa while placing a younger son, Toshiharu, in charge of the recently created [[Daishoji han|Daishôji han]] and his 3rd son [[Maeda Toshitsugu|Toshitsugu]] in Toyama. By this point the Maeda clan had become one of the most powerful daimyô houses in Japan. | ||
Revision as of 04:20, 5 April 2012
- Birth: 1593
- Death: 1658
- Sons: Maeda Mitsumasa (1613-1645), Maeda Toshitsugi, Maeda Toshiharu (1618-1660)
- Distinction: Lord of Kaga, Noto, and Etchû
- Japanese: 前田利常 (Maeda Toshitsune)
Toshitsune was the 4th son of Maeda Toshiie. He was adopted as heir by his elder brother Toshinaga and became daimyô of the Maeda clan when Toshinaga retired in 1605. He led men against the defenders of Osaka Castle and fought at the Battle of Tennôji (1615). He retired in 1639 and was succeeded by his son Mitsumasa while placing a younger son, Toshiharu, in charge of the recently created Daishôji han and his 3rd son Toshitsugu in Toyama. By this point the Maeda clan had become one of the most powerful daimyô houses in Japan.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
