Horio Tadaharu (堀尾 忠晴; 1596 – 26 October 1633) was a tozama ''
daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
'' in
Japan
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during the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
. His father was
Horio Tadauji
Horio Tadauji (堀尾 忠氏; 1578 – August 8, 1604)
was a ''tozama daimyō'' in the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo period.
His father was Horio Yoshiharu.
In 1600 at the Battle of Sekigahara, acting as a substitute for Yoshiharu who had been in ...
and his grandfather was
Horio Yoshiharu
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' during the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. He was appointed to the position of one of san-''chūrō'' (three arbiters) by Toyotomi Hideyoshi along with Ikoma Chikamasa and Nakamura Kazuuji. He was the first l ...
. He was the third leader of the
Matsue clan
is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District.
Matsue is located at ...
. He married Binhime daughter of Okudaira Iemasa of
Utsunomiya Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Shimotsuke Province (modern-day Tochigi Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Utsunomiya Castle in what is now part of the city of Utsunomiya. Utsunomiya was ruled ...
and adopted daughter of
Tokugawa Hidetada
was the second ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Early life (1579–1593)
Tokugawa Hidetada was bo ...
. They had 1 daughter married Ishikawa Kadokatsu.
In 1604, Tadaharu succeeded to the leadership of his house on the early death of his father Tadauji; his grandfather acted as regent because of his youth. Between 1607 and 1611 he completed the construction of
Matsue Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture.
Matsue Castle was constructed from 1607 to 1611 by Horio Yoshiharu, the first ''daimyō'' of the Matsue Domain, during the early Edo period. Ownership was passed to the Izumo branch of ...
. In 1611, Yoshiharu died, and Tadaharu took up personal leadership. In 1619, when the domain of
Fukushima Masanori
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late Sengoku period to early Edo period who served as lord of the Hiroshima Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spear ...
was seized, Tadaharu received
Hiroshima Castle
, sometimes called , is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the '' daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but was destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. ...
, which had belonged to Masanori.
In 1633, Tadaharu died. The main line of the
Horio clan Horio (堀尾) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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See also
* Halki (Greece)
Halki ( el, Χάλκη; alternatively ''Chalce'' or ''Chalki'') is a Greek is ...
thus came to an end; however, a branch of the family became retainers of the
Matsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of th ...
over the
Matsue Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Izumo Province in modern-day Shimane Prefecture. in
Matsue
is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 202,008 (February 1, 2021) following the merger with Higashiizumo from Yatsuka District.
Matsue is located ...