Hiroteru Minagawa

Japanese: 皆川広照 - みながわひろてる

1548-1628 ^* Azuchi-Toyotomi - A military commander and daimyo in the early Edo period.
Born in Tenbun 17. Lord of Minagawa Castle in Shimotsuke (Tochigi Prefecture). Belonging to the Hojo clan, he surrendered to Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Siege of Odawara. He served as the protector of Tokugawa Ieyasu's sixth son, Matsudaira Tadateru, and became the lord of Iiyama Castle in Shinano (Nagano Prefecture). In 1609, he remonstrated with Tadateru and was stripped of his title, but was pardoned for his achievements in the Siege of Osaka, and in 1623, he became the first head of the Minagawa clan to rule Fuchu Domain in Hitachi (Ibaraki Prefecture). 10,000 koku. Died on December 22, 1624. Age 80.

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

Japanese:

1548－1628^*　織豊-江戸時代前期の武将,大名。
天文(てんぶん)17年生まれ。下野(しもつけ)(栃木県)皆川城主。北条氏に属し,小田原攻めのとき徳川家康に投降。その6男松平忠輝の守り役をつとめ,信濃(しなの)(長野県)飯山城主となる。慶長14年(1609)忠輝をいさめて改易(かいえき)されたが,大坂の陣の功でゆるされ,元和(げんな)9年(1623)常陸(ひたち)(茨城県)府中藩主皆川家初代となった。1万石。寛永4年12月22日死去。80歳。

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