Okudaira Iemasa

Japanese: 奥平家昌 - おくだいらいえまさ

1577-1614 A daimyo in the early Edo period.
Born in 1570. The eldest son of Okudaira Nobumasa. His mother was Tokugawa Ieyasu's eldest daughter, Kamehime. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he followed Tokugawa Hidetada and attacked Ueda Castle in Shinano (Nagano Prefecture). In 1603, he became the first head of the Okudaira clan, the lord of Utsunomiya Domain in Shimotsuke. He had a fief of 100,000 koku. He died on October 10, 1614. He was 38 years old. His previous name was Ietsuna. He was commonly known as Kuhachiro.

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

Japanese:

1577－1614　江戸時代前期の大名。
天正(てんしょう)5年生まれ。奥平信昌の長男。母は徳川家康の長女亀姫。関ケ原の戦いに際し,徳川秀忠にしたがい信濃(しなの)(長野県)上田城を攻める。慶長6年下野(しもつけ)宇都宮藩主奥平家第1次初代。10万石。慶長19年10月10日死去。38歳。前名は家綱。通称は九八郎。

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