Manabe Akikatsu
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Manabe Akikatsu 間部 詮勝 | |
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| Born | 30 March 1804 Edo, Japan |
| Died | 28 November 1884 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Daimyō of Sabae Domain | |
| In office 1814–1862 | |
| Kyoto Shoshidai | |
| In office 1838–1840 | |
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Manabe Akikatsu (間部 詮勝, 30 March 1804 – 28 November 1884) was the 7th His courtesy title was Shimōsa-no-kami, and his Court rank was Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade, later raised to Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade. He was the 8th hereditary chieftain of the Manabe clan.
Biography
Akikatsu was born at the Sabae Domain's
In 1858, he was restored to the post of rōjū by the Tairō Ii Naosuke, and quickly was seen as Ii's right-hand man, taking a leading role in difficult situations, such as the Ansei Purge, the ratification of the Ansei Treaties, and the opposition to Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu from becoming shōgun. In particular, his heavy-handed approach to forcing Emperor Kōmei to accept the ratification of the Harris Treaty and his suppression of pro-Sonnō jōi samurai in Kyoto drew the wrath of Yoshida Shōin in particular, who made many inflammatory speeches and writings urging Manabe's assassination.
After the
He died in 1884 and his grave is at the temple of Hokekyō-ji in Ichikawa, Chiba.
Family
His wife was a daughter of
References
- Papinot, Edmond. (1948). Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. New York: Overbeck Co.
- ^ a b Meyer, Eva Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in der Edo-Zeit, p. 146.
External links
- "Sabae" at Edo 300 (in Japanese)
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