Tadatsugu Ikeda

Japanese: 池田忠継 - いけだただつぐ

1599-1615 A daimyo in the early Edo period.
Born on February 18, 1601. Second son of Ikeda Terumasa. His mother was Tokuhime (Ryoshoin), daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was favored by Ieyasu, and in 1605, at the age of just five, he was given 280,000 koku of land in Bizen Province, becoming the first lord of Okayama Domain. As he was still a child, his half-brother Toshitaka acted as the administrator of the domain. In 1619, he was allowed to use the Matsudaira surname. In 1625, Toshitaka, who succeeded him as lord of Himeji Domain, gave him 100,000 koku of land in the three counties of Shisō, Sayo, and Ako in Harima, giving him a total of 380,000 koku. He died on February 23, 1617. He was 17 years old. Born in Kyoto.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1599－1615　江戸時代前期の大名。
慶長4年2月18日生まれ。池田輝政(てるまさ)の次男。母は徳川家康の娘督姫(とくひめ)(良正院)。家康の寵愛(ちょうあい)をうけ,慶長8年わずか5歳で備前1国28万石をあたえられ,岡山藩主初代となる。幼少のため異母兄の利隆が藩政を代行。12年松平姓をゆるされる。18年姫路藩主をついだ利隆から播磨(はりま)の宍粟(しそう)・佐用(さよ)・赤穂(あこう)の3郡10万石を分与され,38万石を領した。慶長20年2月23日死去。17歳。京都出身。

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