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浅野長直
First Asano lord of Ako. He moved from Kasama in Hitachi in 1645 with a 53,500-koku domain and spent thirteen years from 1648 building Ako Castle.
He entrusted the design to his retainer Kondo Masazumi, a scholar of the Koshu school of military science. He also favored his senior retainer Oishi Tanomonosuke Yoshishige, granting him a mansion in the second enclosure, where the exiled scholar Yamaga Soko later lived for more than eight years.
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Akō, Hyogo
赤穂城
In the main enclosure, the floor plan of the palace where Oishi Kuranosuke and the Ako retainers of the Chushingura story gathered is laid out on the ground.
built the castle; first lordRecord source: article
In-depth article
Akō, Hyogo
赤穂城
In the main enclosure, the floor plan of the palace where Oishi Kuranosuke and the Ako retainers of the Chushingura story gathered is laid out on the ground.
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
In-depth article
Akō, Hyogo
赤穂城
In the main enclosure, the floor plan of the palace where Oishi Kuranosuke and the Ako retainers of the Chushingura story gathered is laid out on the ground.
Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
