Horio Tadaharu
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Horio Tadaharu was a tozama daimyō
in the Edo period
.
His father was Horio Tadauji
and his grandfather was Horio Yoshiharu
.
He was the third leader of the Matsue clan.
In 1604, Tadaharu succeeded to the leadership of his house on the early death of his father Tadauji: his grandfather acted as regent because of his youth. Between 1607 and 1611 he completed the construction of Matsue Castle
.
In 1611, Yoshiharu died, and Tadaharu took up personal leadership.
In 1619, when the domain of Fukushima Masanori
was seized, Tadaharu received Hiroshima Castle
, which had belonged to Masanori.
In 1633, Tadaharu died. The main line of the Horio clan thus came to an end; however, a branch of the family became retainers of the Matsudaira clan
of the Matsue Domain
.
There is a wooden statue of Tadaharau at Enjōji Temple http://www.kanko-otakara.jp/webapps/Contribute/Parser.do?codes=32%7C0468501378%7C322016&prefix=02x01_9MCKI5238zP&l_code=02 in Matsue.
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
in the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
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His father was Horio Tadauji
Horio Tadauji
Horio Tadauji was a tozama daimyō in the Azuchi-Momoyama period and Edo period.His father was Horio Yoshiharu....
and his grandfather was Horio Yoshiharu
Horio Yoshiharu
Horio Yoshiharu was a daimyo in Azuchi-Momoyama period and Edo period.He was appointed to one of three chu-rō by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the first leader of the Matsue clan.He was also known as Horio Mosuke ....
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He was the third leader of the Matsue clan.
In 1604, Tadaharu succeeded to the leadership of his house on the early death of his father Tadauji: his grandfather acted as regent because of his youth. Between 1607 and 1611 he completed the construction of Matsue Castle
Matsue Castle
is a feudal castle in Matsue in Shimane prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed the "black castle" or "plover castle", it is one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan – at least of the few remaining in their original wooden form, and not a modern reconstruction in concrete.The construction of...
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In 1611, Yoshiharu died, and Tadaharu took up personal leadership.
In 1619, when the domain of Fukushima Masanori
Fukushima Masanori
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku Period to early Edo Period who served as lord of the Hiroshima Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake which also included Katō Kiyomasa and...
was seized, Tadaharu received Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle
', sometimes called ' is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan which was the home of the daimyō of the Hiroshima han . Originally constructed in the 1590s, the castle was destroyed in the atomic bombing in 1945...
, which had belonged to Masanori.
In 1633, Tadaharu died. The main line of the Horio clan thus came to an end; however, a branch of the family became retainers of the Matsudaira clan
Matsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
of the Matsue Domain
Matsue Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered in what is now Matsue, Shimane.-List of lords:*Horio clan, 1600-1633 #Horio Yoshiharu#Horio Tadauji#Horio Tadaharu*Kyōgoku clan, 1634-1637...
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There is a wooden statue of Tadaharau at Enjōji Temple http://www.kanko-otakara.jp/webapps/Contribute/Parser.do?codes=32%7C0468501378%7C322016&prefix=02x01_9MCKI5238zP&l_code=02 in Matsue.