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Kutsuki Moritsuna
朽木為綱
Photograph of Kutsuki Moritsuna
Daimyō of Fukuchiyama Domain
ReignApril 17, 1867 - July 15, 1871
PredecessorKutsuki Tsunaharu [ja]
SuccessorPosition abolished
Governor of Fukuchiyama Domain
ReignJune 20, 1869 - July 15, 1871
Predecessor-none-
SuccessorReturn of domain
BornDecember 5, 1845
DiedApril 26, 1883

Kutsuki Moritsuna[1] (朽木為綱, December 5, 1845 - April 26, 1883), was the 13th (and final) daimyō of the Fukuchiyama Domain in Tanba Province. He was also the 14th head of the Kutsuki clan in the Fukuchiyama Domain.[2]

Biography[edit]

Kutsuki Moritsuna was born as the eldest son of Kutsuki Tsunaharu on December 5, 1845, during the tenure of his father. On April 17, 1867, upon the death of his father, Moritsuna succeeded to the headship of the clan. In January 1868, during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi[3], Mortisuna surrendered to the Chōshū army led by Saionji Kinmochi. On June 20, 1869, he was appointed by the Meiji governemnt as the governor of Fukuchiyama Domain[4] through the abolition of the han system[5]. However, on July 15, 1871, with the implementation of the prefectural system, he was relieved of his position and moved to Tokyo, Japan. He died on April 26, 1883, at the age of 39.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 日本著者名.人名典拠錄 (in Japanese). Nichigai Asoshiētsu. 1989. ISBN 978-4-8169-0902-3.
  2. ^ Roberts, Luke S. (2002-05-02). Mercantilism in a Japanese Domain: The Merchant Origins of Economic Nationalism in 18th-Century Tosa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89335-0.
  3. ^ Iwata, Masakazu (2023-04-28). Okubo Toshimichi: The Bismarck of Japan. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-32625-5.
  4. ^ Roberts, Luke S. (2002-05-02). Mercantilism in a Japanese Domain: The Merchant Origins of Economic Nationalism in 18th-Century Tosa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89335-0.
  5. ^ Lu, David J. (2016-12-14). Japan: A Documentary History: A Documentary History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-46714-4.