Ota Sukeharu

Japanese: 太田資晴 - おおたすけはる

1696 ^* -1740 A daimyo in the mid-Edo period.
Born December 23, 1605. The fifth son of Ota Sukenao. In 1702 he became the second head of the Ota clan to rule Tanaka Domain in Suruga (Shizuoka Prefecture). After serving in Tanagura Domain in Mutsu (Fukushima Prefecture), he became the first head of the Ota clan to rule Tatebayashi Domain in Kozuke (Gunma Prefecture) in 1716. He was granted a fief of 50,000 koku. He served as a soshaban (a court official), temple and shrine magistrate, and young councilor, and in 1726 he became the governor of Osaka Castle. He died March 24, 1725. He was 46 years old. His original names were Sukeshige and Sukeari. He was commonly known as Kumajiro.

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

Japanese:

1696^*－1740　江戸時代中期の大名。
元禄(げんろく)8年12月23日生まれ。太田資直の5男。宝永2年駿河(するが)(静岡県)田中藩主太田家2代となる。陸奥(むつ)棚倉藩(福島県)をへて,享保(きょうほう)13年上野(こうずけ)(群馬県)館林(たてばやし)藩主太田家初代。5万石。奏者番,寺社奉行,若年寄をつとめ,19年大坂城代となった。元文5年3月24日死去。46歳。初名は資重,資在。通称は熊次郎。

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