Okudaira Nobumasa - Rewards of Service and Loyalty

Rewards of Service and Loyalty

Tokugawa allowed Nobumasa to marry his eldest daughter, Kame-hime; and he was given Nagashino Castle. In 1590, Nobumasa was given Miyasaki.

Nobumasa served as the first Kyoto shoshidai of the Edo period.

When Nobumasa completed his service as Kyoto shoshidai in 1601, he was transferred to Kanō Domain in Mino province. He built Kanō Castle in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, and commissioned the building of Kanō Tenman-gū.

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