Tsugaru Tamenobu

Tsugaru Tamenobu
津軽為信
Portrait of Tsugaru Tamenobu
Born(1550-01-18)January 18, 1550
DiedMarch 29, 1607(1607-03-29) (aged 57)
Kyoto, Japan
Burial placeKakushū-ji, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesŌura Tamenobu
TitleDaimyō of Hirosaki Domain
SuccessorTsugaru Nobuhira
Spousedaughter of Ōura Tamenori
FatherŌura Morinobu

Tsugaru Tamenobu (津軽 為信, January 18, 1550 – March 29, 1607) was a Sengoku period Japanese daimyō and the first daimyō of Hirosaki Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. He was born as Ōura Tamenobu and was a hereditary retainer of the Nanbu clan. However, he later rebelled against the Nanbu, establishing an independent domain. During this time, he renamed himself Tsugaru Tamenobu.


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