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松前慶広
Fifth head of the Kakizaki clan, which ruled southern Ezo. Recognized as a daimyo by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, he changed the family name to Matsumae and became the first lord of the Matsumae domain.
In 1600 he began building a new stronghold, Fukuyama-date, on the Fukuyama terrace south of his base at Odate, finishing it six years later in 1606. Officially the domain called it a residence or camp, but it presented it as a castle to its people and to the Ainu.
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Matsumae, Hokkaido
松前城
Built on the shogunate's orders to face down foreign ships, this was the last and northernmost castle built in the traditional Japanese style, with seven gun batteries lined up toward the sea.
built the first stronghold; first lordRecord source: article
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Matsumae, Hokkaido
松前城
Built on the shogunate's orders to face down foreign ships, this was the last and northernmost castle built in the traditional Japanese style, with seven gun batteries lined up toward the sea.
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
