(1603-1867)
In 1600,Tokugawa Ieyasu became the Shogun and the Edo Period began.
Ii Nomasa, the first lord of Takasaki castle, joined the Sekigahara battle in the year 1600, and became the lord of the Sawayama Castle in Hikone (Shiga prefecture) in honor of his achievement in the battle. However he died the following year from wounds of the Sekigahara battle.
Lords
of Takasaki Castle
| Keicho 3 (1598) | Ii Naomasa | |
| Keicho 9 (1604) | Sakai Ietsugu | |
| Genwa 2 (1616) | Matsudaira Yasunaga | |
| Genwa 3 (1617) | Matsudaira Nobuyoshi | |
| Genwa 5 (1619) | Ando Shigenobu | |
| Genwa 7 (1621) | Ando Shigenaga | |
| Meireki 3 (1657) | Ando Shigehiro | |
| Genroku 8 (1695) |
Matsudaira Terusada |
Became the lord of Murakami domain for a period of time, and returned to Takasaki as lord of the castle. He was a serious and honest man and was given an important position by the 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. He later worked for the 8th Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune at the center of the Edo government. |
| Houei 7 (1710) | Manabe Akifusa | Was born to the Koshu samurai family as a foot page. The 6th shogun Ienobu favored him and he become lord of the Takasaki Castle. |
| Kyoho 2 (1717) | Matsudaira Terusada | |
| Enkyo 2 (1745) |
Matsudaira Terunori |
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| Kanei 2 (1749) | Matsudaira Terutaka | The grandson of Terusada. He was promoted to Rochu-Shuza, which is equivalent to the prime minister at age 54. |
| Tenmei 1 (1781) | Matsudaira Teruyasu | |
| Kansei 12 (1800) | Matsudaira Terunobu | |
| Bunsei 8 (1825) |
Matsudaira Teruyoshi |
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| Tenpo 10 (1839) | Matsudaira Teruakira | |
| Tenpo 11 (1840) | Matsudaira Terumichi | |
| Kouka 3 (1846) | Matsudaira Terutoshi | |
| Manen 1 (1868) |
Matsudaira Teruna |
Meiji Restoration |
The 2nd Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada had a 1st son Iemitsu and a second son Tadanaga.
Hidetada and his mother placed their hope in Tadanaga who had been brilliant
since his childhood. However Iemitsu succeeded the Shogun after Hidetada because
Ieyasu had ruled that the 1st son should succeed the power.
Tadanaga was confined to Takasaki Castle by the government for his misconduct.
He was under the surveillance of Ando Shigenaga, the lord of Takasaki Castle
at that time. Tadanaga realized the hopeless situation he was put in, and killed
himself in 1633 at the age of 28. He was buried at the Daishinji
Temple inTori-machi.
Reference Book: 'Manga Takasaki-no-Rekishi (History of Takasaki)'
Takasaki
Castle