Nanbu Toshinao
Nanbu Toshinao | |
|---|---|
| 南部 利直 | |
Daimyō of Morioka Domain | |
| Predecessor | Nanbu Nobunao |
| Successor | Nanbu Shigenao |
| Spouse | daughter of Gamō Ujisato |
| Parent | (father) |
Nanbu Toshinao (南部 利直, 13 April 1576 – 1 October 1632) was an early
Toshinao was the eldest son of
Hideyoshi also helped suppress the
Upon Nanbu Nobunao’s death in 1599, Toshinao became clan chieftain. In the prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered Toshinao going north to attack Uesugi Kagekatsu in Aizu. During this campaign, Toshinao led the Nanbu forces at the Siege of Hasedō. However, during the Battle of Sekigahara, Date Masamune and Waga Tadachika organised a large scale revolt in the Nanbu southern territories of Waga and Hienuki, which was only suppressed with difficulty in 1601. In 1614, he participated in the Winter Campaign of Siege of Osaka.[1]
As daimyo, Toshinao developed copper mines in his territories, which helped place the domain on a stable financial footing. In 1615, he completed Morioka Castle and the surrounding castle town, and many inhabitants of Sannohe moved south to settle around the new center of power.[1] He is also credited with inventing the regional speciality, wanko soba, while stopping at Hanamaki on his way to Edo for sankin-kōtai.[2] In 1626 he was elevated to Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade.[1]
He died at the clan's Sakuradaya residence in Edo in 1632 at the age of 57, and was succeeded by his son, Nanbu Shigenao. His grave was originally at the temple of Shōju-ji in Sannohe, but was later relocated to the Nanbu clan mortuary temple of Tōzen-ji in Morioka.[1]
References
- Papinot, Edmond. (1948). Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. New York: Overbeck Co.
- Arai Hakuseki (1979). Told Round a Brushwood Fire. trans. by Joyce Ackroyd. Princeton University Press, p. 58.
External links
- Morioka Domain on "Edo 300 HTML" (3 November 2007) (in Japanese)
Notes
- ^ ISBN 4-404-01752-9.
- ^ "Wanko Soba Noodles". A Trip to Iwate. Iwate Prefecture Tourism Portal. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
