Ikeda Mitsumasa
Ikeda Mitsumasa (池田 光政, May 10, 1609 – June 27, 1682) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.[1] Early lifeHis childhood name was Shintarō (新太郎).He was the son of Ikeda Toshitaka with Tsuruhime, daughter of Sakakibara Yasumasa. He adopted daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada.[1] He married Katsuhime, daughter of Honda Tadatoki with Senhime who was the daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo and Tokugawa Ieyasu's favorite granddaughter. Family
DaimyoAfter his father's death in 1616, Mitsumasa inherited his father's domains in Harima Province.[1] In 1617, he was transferred to Tottori Domain (325,000 koku) with Inaba Province and Hōki Province as fiefs.[1] In 1632, he was transferred to Okayama Domain (315,000 koku) at Bizen. His descendants continued to live at Okayama.[1] He was also a Confucian scholar, and was a patron of Kumazawa Banzan, 17th century Confucian scholar.[citation needed] References
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