was the 4th ''

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'' of

Kubota Domain was a Han (Japan), feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Kubota Castle in what is now the city of Akita, Akita, Akita and was thus also known as the . It was governe ...

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(modern-day

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), and then 22nd hereditary chieftain of the

Satake clan The was a Japanese clan, Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. Its first power base was in Hitachi Province. The clan was subdued by Minamoto no Yoritomo in the late 12th century, but later entered Yoritomo's serv ...

. His

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was '' Daizen-no-taifu'' and ''Jijū'' and his Court rank was Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade.

Biography

Satake Yoshitada was the third son of

Satake Yoshizumi was the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Kubota Domain in Dewa Province, Japan (modern-day Akita Prefecture), and then 21st hereditary chieftain of the Satake clan. His courtesy title was '' Ukyō-no-daifu'' and ''Jijū'', and later raised to ''Sakon'e-sh� ...

and was born to one of his concubines. As his eldest brother had died in childhood and his next eldest brother had been adopted by the

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and was now Sōma Nobutane, ''daimyō'' of Sōma Domain, he was named heir in 1700. In 1703, he was presented in formal audience to

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and became ''daimyō'' on the death of his father four months later. During his tenure, he ordered the planting of trees to help increase the domain's revenues, and implemented measures for fiscal reform and for the relied of the poor. In 1711, he visited his domain for the first time. However, he died in 1715 at Kubota Castle before these efforts began to bear fruit, and the attempts at reform largely ended with his death. Yoshitada was engaged to a daughter of

Asano Tsunanaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Hiroshima Domain. He was the chamberlain of Aki and held the title of '' Aki no kami''. His childhood name was Iwamatsu (岩松). During the 47 ''rōnin'' incident, Tsunanaga sent ...

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, but died before the marriage could take place, and thus had no official wife. He did have a son by a concubine who died in infancy. Kubota Domain was inherited by

Satake Yoshimine was the 5th ''daimyō'' of Kubota Domain in Dewa Province, Japan (modern-day Akita Prefecture), and then 23rd hereditary chieftain of the Satake clan. His courtesy title was '' Ukyō-no-taifu'' and ''Jijū'', and later ''Sakonoeshōshō'' and ...

, the second son of Satake Yoshinaga of Iwasaki Domain and grandson of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Satake, Yoshitada 1695 births 1715 deaths Satake clan Tozama daimyo People of the Edo period

Biography

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