Makino Tadakuni
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was a Japanese daimyo
of the late Edo period
, who ruled the Nagaoka Domain
. Born the son of Matsudaira Munehide
, he was adopted as heir by Makino Tadayuki
.
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of the late Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, who ruled the Nagaoka Domain
Nagaoka Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echigo Province . It was ruled by the Makino clan for most of its history. It was also the center of some of the fiercest fighting of the Boshin War, during the summer of 1868. Nagaoka joined the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the war, and...
. Born the son of Matsudaira Munehide
Matsudaira Munehide
, also known as ', was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period who ruled the Miyazu Domain . He was known by the titles or .-Official in the bakufu:...
, he was adopted as heir by Makino Tadayuki
Makino Tadayuki
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period.The Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.-Makino clan genealogy:...
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