Asano Naganao

Asano Naganao (浅野 長直, 1610 – September 15, 1672) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Akō Domain.[1] He was classified as a tozama, and Akō under his rule was 53,000 koku in size.[2] Naganao was responsible for the construction of Akō Castle.[3]

Preceded byAsano Nagashige Daimyō of Kasama 1632–1645 Succeeded byInoue Masatoshi Preceded byIkeda Teruoki Daimyō of Akō 1645–1671 Succeeded byAsano Nagatomo

References

  1. ^ Totman, Conrad (1995). Early Modern Japan. University of California Press. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9780520203563.
  2. ^ Masahide, Bitō Masahide; Smith, Henry D. II (2003). "The Akō Incident, 1701–1703". Monumenta Nipponica. 58 (2): 149–170. JSTOR 25066212.
  3. ^ Bowring, Richard (2017). In Search of the Way: Thought and Religion in Early-modern Japan, 1582–1860. Oxford University Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780198795230.


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