Matsura Akira
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Matsura Akira 松浦 詮 | |
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 Matsura Akira after the Meiji Restoration | |
| Lord of Hirado | |
| In office 1858–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Matsura Terasu |
| Succeeded by | none |
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| Born | November 11, 1840 Hirado, Japan |
| Died | April 13, 1908 (aged 67) |
Count Matsura Akira (松浦 詮, November 11, 1840 – April 13, 1908) was the 12th and final
Biography
Akira was born as the 3rd son of Matsura Hiromu, the 10th daimyō of Hirado. His elder brother, Matsura Terasu became 11th daimyō of Hirado in 1841; however by 1849, despite having a wife and three official concubines, Terasu was still childless. Therefore, in November 1849, Akira was officially adopted as his son and heir. Terasu died unexpectedly on August 5, 1858, and Akira became the 12th daimyō of Hirado.
Akira was an active ruler, and attempted to continue the efforts started by his brother to strengthen the domain in face of the unsettled
Politically, he supported the moderate Kōbu Gattai policy of attempting to reconcile the
In June 1868, the revenues of Hirado domain were raised to 61,700
In addition to his political work, Matsura Akira was also heir to the Chinshin-ryu (鎮信流) school of the
References
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