Nishio Tadasaka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nishio Tadasaka

daimyo

Date of Birth: 16-May-1821

Place of Birth: Edo, Japan

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1861

Profession: samurai

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Nishio Tadasaka (?? ??, May 16, 1821 – August 31, 1861) was a daimyo in late-Edo period Japan, who ruled Yokosuka Domain in Totomi Province. Tadasaka was the second son of Sakai Tadazane, daimyo of Himeji Domain, and was adopted by the heirless 6th daimyo of Yokosuka Domain, Nishio Tadakata, to be his successor.
When Tadakata retired from public life in 1843, Tadasaka became daimyo and head of the Nishio clan. Tadasaka entered into the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1846, as a Soshaban (Master of Ceremonies).
With regards to the administration of his own domain, he helped place its finances on a more stable footing by encouraging the cultivation of green tea and the increased production of lumber.
Tadasaka, like several of his predecessors, was skilled in the arts.
he had the nom de plume of Kakei (??). Tadasaka died on August 26, 1861, at the Nishio clan residence in Soto-Sakurada, Edo, at age 40.
His grave is located at the Nishio clan temple of Ryumin-ji in what is now part of the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka.
He was succeeded by his son Tadaatsu.