Honda Tadamasa

Honda Tadamasa (本多 忠政, 1575 – September 6, 1631) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period, who ruled the Kuwana Domain and then the Himeji Domain. He was the son of Honda Tadakatsu.

Honda Tadamasa
Daimyō of Kuwana
In office
1609–1617
Preceded byHonda Tadakatsu
Succeeded byMatsudaira Sadakatsu
Lord of Himeji
In office
1617–1631
Preceded byIkeda Mitsumasa
Succeeded byHonda Masatomo
Personal details
Born1575
Mikawa Province, Japan
DiedSeptember 6, 1631
Edo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Spouse(s)Matsudaira Kumahime
In this Japanese name, the family name is Honda.

Tadamasa's first battle was during the Siege of Odawara, in 1590; he also fought at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. After his father's retirement in 1609, he succeeded to the Honda family headship, becoming the second generation lord of the Kuwana Domain. Several years later, he took part in the Siege of Osaka, and received the Himeji Domain, with 150,000 koku of revenues, as a reward.

Tadamasa's wife was Kumahime, the daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu's eldest son Matsudaira Nobuyasu. Their eldest son, Honda Tadatoki (the husband of Tokugawa Hidetada's daughter Senhime), was in line to inherit the Himeji Domain. However, as Tadatoki died in 1626, at age 31, the domain went to his younger brother, Honda Masatomo.

In 1617–1618, Tadamasa and his family inherited Himeji Castle, and he added several buildings to the castle complex, including a special tower for his daughter-in-law, Princess Sen.[1] In 1628–1629 he rebuilt some of the building at Ichijō-ji that had been destroyed by fire, including the main hall.[2]

Notes
  1. Jacqueline A., Ball (2005). Himeji Castle: Japan's Samurai Past. New York: Bearport Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 1-59716-001-6.
  2. "Temple 26: Ichijōji". Sacred Japan. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
Preceded by
Honda Tadakatsu		 Daimyō of Kuwana
1609–1617		 Succeeded by
Matsudaira Sadakatsu
Preceded by
Ikeda Mitsumasa		 Daimyō of Himeji
1617–1631		 Succeeded by
Honda Masatomo
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