Suwa Yorimizu

Japanese: 諏訪頼水 - すわよりみず

1571 ^* -1641 Azuchi-Toyotomi - A daimyo in the early Edo period.
Born on December 23, 1600. The eldest son of Suwa Yoritada. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he followed Tokugawa Hidetada and participated in the siege of Ueda Castle in Shinano (Nagano Prefecture). In 1603, he returned to his original territory of Shinano Suwa from Soja in Kozuke (Gunma Prefecture), and became the first head of the Suwa clan to rule Takashima Domain. He received a stipend of 27,000 koku, later increasing to 32,000 koku. He died on January 14, 1623. He was commonly known as Kotaro.

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

Japanese:

1571^*－1641　織豊-江戸時代前期の大名。
元亀(げんき)元年12月23日生まれ。諏訪頼忠(よりただ)の長男。関ケ原の戦いで徳川秀忠にしたがい,信濃(しなの)(長野県)上田城攻めにくわわる。慶長6年上野(こうずけ)(群馬県)総社(そうじゃ)より本領信濃諏訪に復帰,高島藩主諏訪家初代となる。2万7000石,のち3万2000石。寛永18年1月14日死去。72歳。通称は小太郎。

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