Nishio Tadateru
西尾忠照

Born| 1613

Suruga Province, Japan

Died| December 4, 1654
Nationality| Japanese
Other names| Nishio Tadaakira
Occupation| daimyō

In this Japanese name, the surname is  Nishio.

Nishio Tadateru (西尾 忠照, also Nishio Tadaakira) (1613 – December 4, 1654) was a daimyō of the early Edo period, Japan, who ruled Tsuchiura Domain in Hitachi Province and was subsequently transferred to Tanaka Domain in Suruga Province. His courtesy title was Tangō no Kami.

## Biography[edit]

Nishio Tadateru was the eldest son of Nishio Tadanaga, daimyō of Tsuchiura Domain, but was born in Suruga Province. In 1620, at the age of seven, he became head of the Nishio clan and daimyō of Tsuchura on his father's death. In 1621, he attended to Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada during his pilgrimage to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū, and were permitted to expand the size of his castle. On February 11, 1649, his holdings were increased in size by an additional 5,000 koku when he was transferred to Tanaka Domain in Suruga.

Tadateru was married to a daughter of Takenaka Shigeyoshi, daimyō of Funai Domain in Bungo Province. He died in 1654, and was succeeded by his son Tadanari.

His grave is at the temple of Myōgen-ji in present-day Ageo, Saitama.[1]

Preceded by

Matsudaira Nobuyoshi

|  Daimyō of Tsuchiura
1620–1649  | Succeeded by

Kutsuki Tanetsuna

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Preceded by

Matsudaira Tadaharu

|  Daimyō of Tanaka
1649–1654  | Succeeded by

Nishio Tadanari

## References[edit]

1. ^ (in Japanese) 上尾の寺社 11 妙厳寺（原市）：上尾市Ｗｅｂサイト

* (in Japanese) Nishio family genealogy
* (in Japanese) Yokosuka daimyo list and history
* (in Japanese) Japanese Wikipedia entry on Tadateru
* (in Japanese) Graves of the Nishio family