Tokugawa Mitsukuni

Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Daimyo of Mito
In office
1661–1690
Preceded byTokugawa Yorifusa
Succeeded byTokugawa Tsunaeda
Personal details
Born(1628-07-11)11 July 1628
Mito Domain, Hitachi Province, Japan
Died14 January 1701(1701-01-14) (aged 72)

Tokugawa Mitsukuni (徳川 光圀, 11 July 1628 – 14 January 1701), also known as Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門), was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the second daimyo of the Mito Domain.[1]

  1. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Sovereign and Subject, p. 248.