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| − | Munemitsu was born into a [[Samurai]] family in [[Wakayama]] in 1844. He joined the [[Kaientai]] near the end of the [[Bakumatsu Period]]. | + | Munemitsu was born into a [[Samurai]] family in [[Wakayama]] in 1844. He joined the [[Kaientai]] near the end of the [[Bakumatsu Period]]. During the [[Meiji Period]], Munemitsu was active in the Japanese foreign ministry as a diplomat, and worked to reverse the [[Unequal Treaties]] imposed on Japan by the Western powers. |
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Revision as of 02:45, 30 May 2007
- Birth: 1844
- Death: 1897
- Son: Mutsu Hirokichi
- Japanese: 陸奥 宗光 (Mutsu Munemitsu}
Photograph of Mutsu Munemitsu.
Munemitsu was born into a Samurai family in Wakayama in 1844. He joined the Kaientai near the end of the Bakumatsu Period. During the Meiji Period, Munemitsu was active in the Japanese foreign ministry as a diplomat, and worked to reverse the Unequal Treaties imposed on Japan by the Western powers.
