was a Japanese ''
daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
'' of the late
Edo period
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. Famed for his tenure as
rōjū
The , usually translated as '' Elder'', was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council of Elders as a whole; under the first two ''sh ...
, Itakura later became a Shinto priest.
Biography
Itakura, born to the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of the
Kuwana Domain
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was a Japanese feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Ise Province. It was centered on Kuwana Castle in what is now the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. It was con ...
, was adopted by
Itakura Katsutsune
was the eldest son of Itakura Katsuaki. He was the sixth Itakura ''daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their ...
, the lord of the Matsuyama domain. As a student of Yamada Hōkoku, Itakura worked to reform his domain's administration and finances. His childhood name was Matsudaira Yatsuhachiro (松平寧八郎) later Mannoshin (万之進).
Itakura entered the ranks of the shogunate bureaucracy. He served as ''jisha-bugyō'' in 1857–1859 and again in 1861–1862. He became a
rōjū
The , usually translated as '' Elder'', was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council of Elders as a whole; under the first two ''sh ...
in 1862.
[Beasley, William G. (1955). ''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868'', p. 333.]
Itakura fought in the
Boshin War
The , sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a clique seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperi ...
, and served as a staff officer of the
Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
The was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War. Its flag was either a white interwoven five-pointed star on a black field, or a black i ...
. He joined the
Ezo Republic
The was a short-lived separatist state established in 1869 on the island of Ezo, now Hokkaido, by a part of the former military of the Tokugawa shogunate at the end of the ''Bakumatsu'' period in Japan. It was the first government to attempt t ...
, and fought at
Hakodate
is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.8 ...
. After a short time in prison, he was released in the early 1870s, and later became priest of the
Tōshōgu Shrine in
Ueno
is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Na ...
.
Family
* Father: Matsudaira Sadanaga (1791-1838)
* Mother: Zuishin-in
* Wife:
Itakura Katsutsune
was the eldest son of Itakura Katsuaki. He was the sixth Itakura ''daimyō
were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their ...
‘s daughter
* Concubine: Otsuru no kata
* Son: Itakura Katsutake
Notes
References
* Beasley, William G. (1955)
''Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853–1868''.London:
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References
* :ja:板倉勝静">Japanese Wikipedia article on Itakura Katsukiyo (22 Sept. 2007)
Further reading
*Asamori Kaname 朝森要 (1975). ''Bakumatsu no Kakurō Itakura Katsukiyo'' 幕末の閣老板倉勝靜. Okayama: Fukutake Shoten 福武書店.
*Tamura Eitarō 田村栄太郎 (1941). ''Itakura Iga no Kami'' 板倉伊賀守. Tokyo: Sangensha 三元社.
*Tokunaga Shin'ichirō 德永真一郎 (1982). ''Bakumatsu kakuryōden'' 幕末閣僚伝. Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha 每日新聞社.
*Totman, Conrad (1980). ''The Collapse of the Tokugawa Bakufu''. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press.
1823 births
1889 deaths
Meiji Restoration
Kannushi
People of the Boshin War
Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan
Itakura clan
Rōjū
Fudai daimyo
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