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Sakai Tadashige

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Sakai Tadashige
Lord of Himeji
Personal details
Born(1827-07-12)July 12, 1827
Died(1895-11-30)November 30, 1895
NationalityJapanese

Sakai Tadashige (酒井忠績, 12 July 1827 – 30 November 1895) was the 8th Japanese Daimyō of the Sakai clan, Himeji Domain and the last Tairō[1] (Chief Minister) of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He was appointed Tairō on 26 February 1865 after the assassination of Ii Naosuke, until his dismissal on 29 December 1865. A staunch supporter of the reforming of the Bakufu government and punitive actions towards the Chōshū Domain rebels, he tried to accelerate the Westernization of the Japanese military and purged Imperialists during his short term.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Himeji Castle Chronology". Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History. 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ Totman, Conrad D. (1990). The Collapse of the Tokugawa Bakufu, 1862-1868. Univ of Hawaii Pr. p. 151. ISBN 978-0824806149.