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However, administering the domain became a great burden, especially after the major earthquake of 1707, and he chose to retire, yielding clan headship to his son, Tadanao, in the summer of 1713.
Tadamasa faced the daunting task of attempting to reduce the massive debt incurred by his father to the Tokugawa shogunate due to the Great Genroku earthquake and the Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji, and associated aftershocks, crop failures and floods.
This was followed by the Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji in December, with volcanic ash raining on Edo and Odawara and repeated earthquakes.
He held a number of minor ceremonial posts within the Tokugawa shogunate, but his tenure was noted for a steady deterioration in the state of the domain’s finances, which were still suffering from the after effects of the Great Genroku earthquake and the Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji.
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