was an early to mid- Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 3rd '' daimyō'' of Morioka Domain in northern Japan. He was the 29th hereditary chieftain of the Nanbu clan. His

courtesy title A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title). In some co ...

was ''Daizen-daifu'', and his Court rank was Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade, later raised to Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade. Shigenobu was the 5th son of

Nanbu Toshinao was an early Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 1st ''daimyō'' of Morioka Domain in northern Japan. He was the 27th hereditary chieftain of the Nanbu clan Toshinao was the eldest son of Nanbu Nobunao, and was born at the clan’s Tago Castle ...

, and his mother was from the Hei clan who formerly ruled Hei District before it was conquered by the Nanbu. Shigenobu was born in Hanawa village of Hei District where his father was stationed to supervise the construction of port facilities at Miyako. As a child, he was raised at a local Buddhist temple and played with the children of local commoners. However, in 1648 he was made castellan of the Nanbu clan’s secondary castle at Shichinohe. In December 1664, Shigenobu’s elder brother

Nanbu Shigenao was an early Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 2nd '' daimyō'' of Morioka Domain in northern Japan. He was the 28th hereditary chieftain of the Nanbu clan. His courtesy title was ''Yamashiro-no-kami,'' and his Court rank was Junior Fift ...

died without a biological heir, and he was recalled to Morioka on order for the Tokugawa shogunate to become ''daimyō'' of Morioka Domain. At the same time, Morioka was reduced from a ''

kokudaka refers to a system for determining land value for taxation purposes under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo-period Japan, and expressing this value in terms of ''koku'' of rice. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Koku"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 54 ...

'' of 100,000 ''koku'' to 80,000 ''koku'' by the creation of Hachinohe Domain for his younger brother Nanbu Naofusa. Shigenobu was received in formal audience by '' shōgun'' Tokugawa Ietsuna on 15 December 1664. Under Shigenobu’s tenure, the domain engaged in

land reclamation Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...

projects which opened new rice lands. He was promoted to Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade ion 7 May 1683 and Morioka’s ''kokudaka'' was officially restored back to 100,000 ''koku''. He also developed copper mines as a source of revenue and engaged in various public works, including flood control projects. His tenure was regarded as a period of relative peace and prosperity for Morioka. On 27 June 1692, he retired in favor of his eldest son,

Nanbu Yukinobu was an early to mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 4th ''daimyō'' of Morioka Domain in northern Japan. He was the 30th hereditary chieftain of the Nanbu clan. His courtesy title was ''Shinano-no-kami'', and his Court rank was Junior Fifth ...

, and died at the clan residence in

Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...

at the age of 87 in 1702.

References

* Papinot, Edmond. (1948). ''Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan''. New York: Overbeck Co.

External links

Morioka Domain on "Edo 300 HTML"
(3 November 2007)

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nanbu, Shigenobu 1616 births 1702 deaths Tozama daimyo Nanbu clan People of Edo-period Japan