Ina Kumazo - Inakumazo

...He was a local daimyo (chief official) and a local expert in the early Edo period. He was known as Kumazo. He was born in Kojima Castle, Mikawa Province (Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture) as the eldest son of the Ina Tada family. He served Tokugawa Ieyasu, but fled to Sakai for a time and returned in 1582 (Tensho 10). In 1586 he became a kinju (attendant). In 1589-1590, he played an active role in reforming the land survey, chigyo, and tax systems during the Tokugawa clan's rule of five provinces. After entering the Kanto region, he set up a jin'ya in Komuro, Kitaadachi County, Musashi Province (Ina Town, Kitaadachi County, Saitama Prefecture) and contributed to establishing the financial foundation of the Kanto region by improving the Tone River and Arakawa River, conducting land surveys and chigyo divisions, developing new fields, and implementing temple and shrine policies. ...

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…江戸初期の代官頭，地方巧者（じかたこうしや）。通称熊蔵。伊奈忠家の長男として三河国小島城(愛知県西尾市)に生まれ，徳川家康に仕えたが，一時，堺へ出奔し1582年(天正10)に復帰。86年近習となる。89‐90年徳川氏の五ヵ国領国支配において検地･知行･年貢制度の改革に活躍。関東入国後は，武蔵国北足立郡小室(埼玉県北足立郡伊奈町)に陣屋を構え，利根川･荒川の改修，検地･知行割，新田開発，寺社政策など，関東領国の財政基盤の確立に寄与した。…

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