Yukitsugu, along with lord of [[Morioka han]] [[Nanbu Toshihisa]], lord of [[Sendai han]] [[Date Yoshikuni]], and lord of [[Matsumae han]] [[Matsumae Takahiro]], was assigned by the shogunate in [[1855]] to take on guard duties in certain areas of [[Ezo]].<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 36ff.</ref> | Yukitsugu, along with lord of [[Morioka han]] [[Nanbu Toshihisa]], lord of [[Sendai han]] [[Date Yoshikuni]], and lord of [[Matsumae han]] [[Matsumae Takahiro]], was assigned by the shogunate in [[1855]] to take on guard duties in certain areas of [[Ezo]].<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 36ff.</ref> |