Draft:Wasizaka Yasuaya


Wasizaka Yasuaya (脇坂安斐, November 27, 1840 - February 27, 1908) was the 10th (and final) daimyō of the Tatsuno Domain in Harima Province[1], a region located in what is now part of Hyōgo Prefecture[2]. Yasuaya belonged to the 12th generation of the Wakisaka clan, the ruling clan of the Tatsuno Domain. Following the Meiji Restoration[3], a period of significant political, social, and economic changes that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868, Yasuaya was granted the noble title of Viscount under the new kazoku[4] peerage system established by the Meiji government.

Wasizaka Yasuaya
Daimyō of Tatsuno Domain
Reign1862 - 1871
PredecessorWakisaka Yasuori
SuccessorPosition abolished
BornNovember 27, 1840
DiedFebruary 27, 1908
Burial

Biography

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Wasizaka Yasuaya, born on November 27, 1840, was the fourth son of Tōdō Takayuki, the 11th daimyō of the Tsu Domain[5] in Ise Province. In 1858, he was adopted by Wakisaka Yasuori, the 9th daimyō of the Tatsuno Domain[6]. Yasuaya succeeded as the head of the Tatsuno Domain in 1862. As a fudai daimyō, he served the Tokugawa shogunate[7] in various military campaigns but showed reluctance towards the Chōshū expeditions. During the Boshin War[8], he aligned with the new government and participated in key battles. In 1869, he was appointed governor of Tatsuno under the new government, and following the abolition of the han system[9] in 1871, he was relieved of his duties. In 1884, he was ennobled as a viscount under the kazoku peerage system. He died on February 27, 1908, at the age of 70.

Preceded by 10th Daimyō of Tatsuno
1862-1871
Succeeded by

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References

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  2. ^ Section, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Government (1949). Political Reorientation of Japan, September 1945 to September 1948: Report. U.S. Government Printing Office.
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  9. ^ Lebra, Takie Sugiyama (1995-03-27). Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07602-0.