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[Land related to] Is the place where Kanetsugu Naoe died now the Metropolitan Police Department?

2009 Taiga drama "Heaven and Earth" His wife Satoshi Tsumabuki was played and became a popular military commander Kanetsugu Naoe ( Naoe Kanetsugu ) Mr. Miss.

The characteristic is the "love" that is put up in the helmet. It is the character of.

It's too straight and cool.

The meaning is "LOVE" It seems that it was taken from the name of God, not.

In modern times, it's something like "Cheer!", But was it normal at that time?

So, this time, I would like to introduce "Is the place where Kanetsugu Naoe died was the modern Metropolitan Police Department?"

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Introducing Kanetsugu Naoe!

1560 Born in Echigo (now Niigata) as the eldest son of the Higuchi family.

There are many unknowns about the land where he was born, the identity of his father, and his mother, and there are several theories.

From an early age, Sengoku warlord Kenshin Uesugi ( Uesugi Kenshin ) Kagekatsu Uesugi who was adopted by Mr. ( Too much Kagekatsu ) Kosho ( Pepper ) Will serve as.

Immediately after Mr. Kagekatsu succeeded the Uesugi family's reign, he was an aide to Mr. Kagekatsu Nobutsuna Naoe ( Naoe no Butuna ) And Hidesen Yamazaki ( Yamazaki Shusen ) Murder case Has happened.

Kanetsugu became the son of the Naoe clan, who had lost his trace, and Nobutsuna's ex-wife, ship . ( Sen ) I remarried. Kanetsugu is the first marriage.

Then, he became a chief retainer of the Uesugi clan and began to serve Mr. Kagekatsu for the rest of his life. I'm really together forever.

There are bad rumors about this case, see this article for more information. ↓

1600 "Battle of Sekigahara" Then, "Naoe-like" that will be the source of the fire Ieyasu Tokugawa ( Tokugawa Ieyasu ) I also send it to Mr. and make him angry.

As a result, the Uesugi family, who became a defeated side on the side of the Western Army, was allowed to keep the family name, but Aizu (currently Fukushima) 1.2 million stones to Dewa Yonezawa (currently Yamagata) 30 Greatly reduced to Mangoku It has been done.

The Uesugi family is exposed to severe financial difficulties as the stone height is reduced by a quarter, but the number of vassals is not reduced.

"Nothing is more important than people. We should work together to rebuild!"

Kanetsugu himself lived a simple life and worked on building a country.

By this time, the name was "Shigemitsu Naoe" It has been renamed to.

Partly because of that, the Yonezawa Domain had a face value of 300,000 koku, but the actual height is 510,000 koku . It is said that it was. It means that the development project that far exceeded the expectations of the land was successful.

Shigeomi Tokugawa, Masanobu Honda , to manage the relationship with the Tokugawa family, who were enemies in the Battle of Sekigahara. ( Honda Masanobu ) We are welcoming the second son of Mr.

1614 "Siege of Osaka" However, I fought against the Toyotomi family as Tokugawa.

March 1619 , Leaving Yonezawa and entering Edo, Tokugawa 2nd Shogun Hidetada Tokugawa ( Hide Tokugawa ) I will follow Mr. Joraku with Mr. Kagekatsu and head to Kyo. By this time he was already ill.

October When I lay down on the floor in Edo due to poor physical condition, I died two months later.

The Edo scale mansion where Kanetsugu Naoe died is the current Metropolitan Police Department!

Kanetsugu Naoe died of illness at the age of 60 on December 19, 1619. I will do it. He is alleged to have tuberculosis. Shinsengumi handsome captain Soji Okita ( Okita cleaning ) It is with Mr.

Yonezawa Domain Uesugi Family Edo Domain Residence Is the old building of the Ministry of Justice, which is currently prominently built with red bricks.

Here is a clan residence monument There is also.

And Kanetsugu died in Edo opposite the clan's residence. Scale mansion ( Urokoyashiki ) So, it's the current Metropolitan Police Department.

The site of the Metropolitan Police Department is triangular, but it is said that it was called a scale mansion because the shape of this triangle was like fish scales.

Moreover, the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle is directly opposite this scale mansion and the Yonezawa Domain's residence.

That famous "Sakuradamon Incident" that happened at the end of the Edo period It's a place.

Then, 18 years later, in 1637, Kanetsugu's wife, Ship, died in the same scale mansion.

Why don't you visit this place once and think about your thoughts in the time when Kanetsugu lived.

And imagine the strangeness outside Sakuradamon that happened during the turbulence at the end of the Edo period.