Hosokawa Shigekata was the 8th [[Edo period]] head of the [[Hosokawa clan]], and succeeded his father [[Hosokawa Nobunori]] as lord of [[Kumamoto han]].
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Hosokawa Shigekata was the 8th [[Edo period]] head of the [[Hosokawa clan]], and lord of [[Kumamoto han]].
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A son of [[Hosokawa Nobunori]], he succeeded his elder brother [[Hosokawa Munetaka]] as head of the family, and lord of the domain, after Munetaka died suddenly.
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He is known for his reforms of domain administration.