Inoue Masamine served as a member of the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' from [[1705]] to [[1722]].
Inoue Masamine served as a member of the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' from [[1705]] to [[1722]].
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Though Inoue suffered from chronic illness in 1722, Shogun [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] declined to grant his requests for permission to retire as ''rôjû''; as a result, Inoue died on 1722/5/17 while still actively holding that post.<ref>Okazaki Hironori, "Kyôhô-ki Ii-ke no zôtô girei to bakusei/hansei," in Asao Naohiro (ed.), ''Fudai daimyô Ii ke no girei'', Hikone Castle Museum (2004), 131.</ref>