Nabeshima Naohiro (Saga)
Nabeshima Naohiro 鍋島直大 | |
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 Nabeshima Naohiro shortly before the Meiji Restoration | |
| Lord of Saga | |
| In office 1861–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Nabeshima Naomasa |
| Succeeded by | none |
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| Born | 180px October 17, 1846 |
| Died | June 19, 1921 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | 180px |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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Nabeshima Naohiro (鍋島 直大, October 17, 1846 – June 19, 1921) was the 11th and final daimyō of Saga Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan. Before the Meiji Restoration, his name was Nabeshima Mochizuru (鍋島 茂実) and his honorary title was Hizen-no-Kami.
Biography
Naohiro was the second son of Nabeshima Naomasa, the 10th daimyō of Saga. On the retirement of his father in 1861, Naohiro was appointed 11th (and final) daimyō of Saga Domain.
During the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, he led Saga’s forces as a component the Satchō Alliance in support of Emperor Meiji, after the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and fought against the Tokugawa remnants at the Battle of Ueno and in the various campaigns in northern Japan against the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei.
With the abolition of the han system, he surrendered his domain to the central government, and departed Japan with his two younger brothers for studies in Great Britain, returning only in 1882. During his stay in England, he was appointed as official representative of Japan to the Court of St. James's by the Japanese government. After his return to Japan, he served in various political capacities, including president of the Genrōin, advisor to Emperor Meiji (and later Emperor Taishō), and as a member of the House of Peers. He was appointed a marquis (kōshaku) under the kazoku peerage system. From 1911, he was president of Kokugakuin University.
His connections with the Imperial Family of Japan were strong. His second daughter was the wife of Prince Nashimoto Morimasa, and his granddaughter was Princess Chichibu. He died in 1921, and his grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo.
References
- The content of this article was derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.
- Cobbing, Andrew (1998). The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain: Early Travel Encounters in the Far West. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 1-873410-81-6.
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