Matsudaira Sadanobu (Iaponice 松平 定信), (natus die 15 Ianuarii1759 – mortuus 14 Iunii1829) fuit daimyo (praefectus sub shogun in ordine) Iaponiae aetatis Edo, census senior (Iaponice rōju shuza; 老中首座 ), cuius res novas compendiorum ex 1787 usque 1793, dominatum Shirakavae salvaverunt.
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