Tag: Matsudaira

Let the Good Times Roll

May 2, 2024 justin-david-hebert Later Edo, Season 12 Comments Off on Let the Good Times Roll

After the expulsion of Matsudaira Sadanobu, the shogun was free to pursue the lavish lifestyle he had always dreamed of. Thanks to a buoyant economy, the rest of the nation joined him in conspicuous consumption. These good times, however, would eventually come to an end.

The Kansei Reforms

April 29, 2024 justin-david-hebert Later Edo, Season 12 Comments Off on The Kansei Reforms

Newly anointed chief of the roju Matsudaira Sadanobu wanted to set Japan back on course after the devastating Great Tenmei Famine. However, some of his more restrictive policies would prove unpopular.

Tenka Fubu

April 27, 2023 justin-david-hebert Season 9, Sengoku Jidai Comments Off on Tenka Fubu
Season 9, Episode 16: Tenka Fubu
The crest (mon) of the Oda Clan. Source: No machine-readable author provided. Gilyellows assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Oda Nobunaga, here depicted in the style of a court noble. Source: Public Domain
Nobunaga’s official seal, which reads, “Tenka Fubu,” meaning “To conquer the world by force of arms.” Source: 百楽兎, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mino Province (in red) was the domain of the Saito Clan. Nobunaga’s conquest and relocation put him much closer to the capital. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mikawa Province (in red), the eastern neighbor of Owari Province, was the domain of the newly-independent Matsudaira Clan. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Okazaki Castle was the traditional seat of power for daimyo of the Matsudaira Clan. Source: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This portrait of Matsudaira Motoyasu (later known as Tokugawa Ieyasu) depicts him in full battle regalia, ready to fight. Source: Public Domain