Masataka Okudaira

Japanese: 奥平昌高 - おくだいらまさたか

1781-1855 A daimyo from the mid to late Edo period.
Born November 4, 1781. The second son of Shimazu Shigehide, lord of the Satsuma Kagoshima domain. He was adopted by Okudaira Masao, and in 1786 became the 5th lord of the Okudaira clan of the Nakatsu domain in Buzen (Oita prefecture). He attempted to reform the domain's government and established the domain school, Shinshukan. He studied Japanese classics and waka poetry under Watanabe Shigena. He encouraged Dutch studies, and had the Dutch dictionary "Rango Yakusen" edited and published. He passed away on June 10, 1859. He was 75 years old. He was commonly known as Kuhachiro and Saemon-no-jo. His pen name was Toyosu. His collection of poems is "Chiyo no Kodo."

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

Japanese:

1781－1855　江戸時代中期-後期の大名。
天明元年11月4日生まれ。薩摩(さつま)鹿児島藩主島津重豪(しげひで)の次男。奥平昌男の養子となり,天明6年豊前(ぶぜん)中津藩(大分県)藩主奥平家5代。藩政刷新をはかり,藩校進脩館をつくる。国学,和歌を渡辺重名(しげな)にまなぶ。蘭学を奨励し,オランダ語辞書「蘭語訳撰」を編集させ刊行した。安政2年6月10日死去。75歳。通称は九八郎,左衛門尉。号は豊海。歌集に「千代の古道」。

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