Ikeda Mitsumasa


Ikeda Mitsumasa was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.

Early life

His childhood name was Shinataro.He was the son of Ikeda Toshitaka with Tsuruhime, daughter of Sakakibara Yasumasa and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada.He married Katsuhime, daughter of Honda Tadatoki with Senhime who was daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo and Tokugawa Ieyasu's favorite granddaughter.

Family

After his father's death in 1616, Mitsumasa inherited his father's domains in Harima Province.
In 1617, he was transferred to Tottori Domain with Inaba Province and Hōki Province as fiefs.
In 1632, he was transferred to Okayama Domain at Bizen. His descendants continued to live at Okayama.
He was also a Confucian scholar, and was a patron of Kumazawa Banzan, 17th century Confucian scholar.