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[[Image:ManabeAkikatsu.JPG|right|thumb|300px|A stone marker stands on the former site of [[Myomanji|Myômanji]], a temple in Kyoto's [[Teramachi]], where Akikatsu stayed during his time in Kyoto in 1858-1859.]]
*''Born: [[1804]]/2/19''<ref>According to some sources, he was born in 1802.</ref>
*''Died: [[1884]]/11/28''
*''Distinction: [[Roju|Rôjû]], daimyo of [[Sabae han]], [[Kyoto shoshidai]], [[Shimousa province|Shimousa]] no kami''
*''Japanese'': 間部詮勝 ''(Manabe Akikatsu)''
Manabe Akikatsu was a daimyô of [[Sabae han]] in [[Echizen province]], and served for a time as ''[[Kyoto shoshidai]]'', ''[[Osaka-jodai|Osaka-jôdai]]'' (steward of [[Osaka castle]]), and as ''[[roju|rôjû]]''. He is particularly known for his involvement in the [[Ansei Purge]], and in obtaining Imperial approval for the [[Five-Power Treaties]]<ref>That is, the [[Harris Treaty]] with the United States, and the Treaties of Amity and Commerce with the [[Dutch-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce|Netherlands]], [[Russo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce|Russia]], [[Franco-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce|France]], and [[Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce|United Kingdom]] that followed.</ref> of the [[Ansei]] era.
The third son of [[Manabe Akihiro]], he was adopted by his older brother [[Manabe Akisane]] and became the 7th lord of Sabae domain at age 11. He served the shogunate in a number of positions, including ''[[jisha bugyo|Jisha Bugyô]]'' (Magistrate of Temples and Shrines), Steward of Osaka Castle, and ''Kyoto Shoshidai'', before being appointed ''rôjû'', one of the chief councilors of the shogunate, in [[1840]].<ref name=jinmei>"Manabe Akikatsu." ''Nihon Jinmei Daijiten''. Kodansha. Accessed via JapanKnowledge online resource, 15 December 2010.</ref>
He was forced to retire from that position three years later<ref name=jinmei/>, however, due to disagreements with [[Mizuno Tadakuni]].
He was restored to his position as ''rôjû'' by [[Ii Naosuke]] in [[1858]], and handled a variety of difficult situations, including the Ansei Purges, the Five-Power Treaties, a shogunal succession dispute<ref>"Manabe Akikatsu." ''Digital Daijisen''. Shogakukan. Accessed via JapanKnowledge online resource, 15 December 2010.</ref>, and suppression of ''[[sonno joi|sonnô jôi]]'' rebels in Kyoto. The following year, however, Akikatsu was forced into retirement once again after falling from Naosuke's favor.<ref name=jinmei/>
==References==
*"Manabe Akikatsu." Encyclopedia of Japan. Kodansha. Accessed via JapanKnowledge online resource, 15 December 2010.
*"Manabe Akikatsu." ''Nihon kokugo daijiten''. Shogakkan. Accessed via JapanKnowledge online resource, 15 December 2010.
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