Hori Katsuna

Japanese: 堀勝名 - ほりかつな

Born: 1716, Kumamoto
[Died] April 24, 1793 (Kansei 5). Kumamoto. A chief retainer of the Kumamoto Domain in the mid-Edo period. His pen name was Kimishaku. He was commonly known as Heitazaemon. His pen name was Sugumo. He was a retainer with a stipend of 500 koku, but in August 1747 (Enkyo 4), he was discovered by Hosokawa Shigetaka, the new lord of the domain, and was made chief magistrate to take charge of the so-called Horeki Reforms. He worked to improve finances and education, and was promoted to chief retainer through the ranks of a middle elder and reached 3,500 koku. In 1792 (Kansei 4), he fell ill and retired.

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Japanese:

[生]享保1(1716).熊本
[没]寛政5(1793).4.24. 熊本
江戸時代中期の熊本藩家老。字は君綽。通称，平太左衛門。号は巣雲。 500石取りの家臣であったが，延享4 (1747) 年8月襲封した藩主細川重賢に見出され，いわゆる宝暦の改革を担当するため大奉行となり，財政，教学の改善に努め，中老を経て家老となり 3500石に達した。寛政4 (92) 年病にかかり隠居。

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