− | 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. | + | 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> | | 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> |