Aoyama Tadatoshi (青山 忠俊, March 18, 1578 – June 1, 1643) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.

Biography

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Tadatoshi was the son of Aoyama Tadanari, a Tokugawa vassal of the Sengoku period who was born in Mikawa Province. Tadatoshi, like his father, was a Tokugawa vassal, and was famous for his role as the third shōgun Iemitsu's teacher.

He became a daimyō in 1603, when Tokugawa Ieyasu granted him the domain of Edosaki.

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Preceded by Daimyō of Edosaki
1603–1620
Succeeded by
Preceded by Daimyō of Iwatsuki
1620–1623
Succeeded by
Preceded by Daimyō of Ōtaki
1623–1625
Succeeded by

References

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Further reading

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  • Bolitho, Harold. (1974). Treasures Among Men: The Fudai Daimyo in Tokugawa Japan. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-01655-0; OCLC 185685588
  • Kodama Kōta 児玉幸多, Kitajima Masamoto 北島正元 (1966). Kantō no shohan 関東の諸藩. Tokyo: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha.