Ikeda Mitsumasa (池田 光政, May 10, 1609 – June 27, 1682) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.[1]

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Ikeda Mitsumasa
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Daimyō of Himeji
In office
1616–1617
Preceded byIkeda Toshitaka
Succeeded byHonda Tadamasa
Daimyō of Tottori
In office
1617–1632
Preceded byIkeda Nagayuki
Succeeded byIkeda Mitsunaka
Daimyō of Okayama
In office
1632–1672
Preceded byIkeda Tadakatsu
Succeeded byIkeda Tsunamasa
Personal details
Born(1609-05-10)May 10, 1609
DiedJune 27, 1682(1682-06-27) (aged 73)
NationalityJapanese
SpouseKatsuhime
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Early life

His childhood name was Shintarō (新太郎).He was the son of Ikeda Toshitaka with Tsuruhime, daughter of Sakakibara Yasumasa and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada.[1] He married Katsuhime, daughter of Honda Tadatoki with Senhime who was daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo and Tokugawa Ieyasu's favorite granddaughter.

Family

  • Father: Ikeda Toshitaka (1584-1616)
  • Mother: Tsuruhime (d.1672)
  • Wife: Katsuhime (1618-1678)
  • Concubines:
    • Mizuno Katsunoshin's daughter
    • Okuni no Kata
  • Children:
    • Ikeda Tsunamasa by Katsuhime
    • Jiunin married Honda Tadahira by Katsuhime
    • Seigen’in (1636-1717) married Ichijo Norisuke by Katsuhime
    • Daughter married Sakakibara Masafusa by Katsuhime
    • daughter married Nakagawa Hisatsune by Katsuhime
    • Ikeda Masakoto (1645-1700) by Mizuno Katsunoshin's daughter
    • Ikeda Terutoshi (1649-1714) by Okuni no Kata
    • Rokuhime (1645-1680) married Ikeda Yoshisada latre married Takikawa Kazumune by Okuni no Kata
    • Shichihime (1647-1652) by Okuni no Kata
    • Kiyohime (1653-1686) married Mori Moritsuna by Okuni no Kata
    • daughter (1657-1662) by Okuni no Kata

Daimyo

After 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]

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