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*''Born: [[1816]]'' | *''Born: [[1816]]'' | ||
*''Died: [[1862]]'' | *''Died: [[1862]]'' | ||
| − | *Other Name: Yoshida Genkichi | + | * ''Other Name: Yoshida Genkichi'' |
| − | *Japanese: | + | * ''Japanese'': [[吉田]] 東洋 ''(Yoshida Touyou)'' |
| − | Yoshida was Tosa | + | |
| + | Yoshida Tôyô was a [[Tosa han]] retainer, and for a time lord of Tosa [[Yamauchi Yodo|Yamauchi Yôdô’s]] most trusted and reformed-minded minister. Assigned in [[1853]] to help oversee reforms in domain governance at [[Tosa Edo mansion|the domain's Edo mansion]], he had a notable influence on other upcoming Tosa leaders such as [[Goto Shojiro|Gôtô Shôjirô]] and [[Itagaki Taisuke]]. On or around [[1854]]/6/11, however, he was recalled from [[Edo]], had his [[stipend]] reduced, and was sentenced to house confinement for a time.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 612.</ref> | ||
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| + | By remaining loyal to the [[Tokugawa Bakufu|Bakufu]], Yoshida drew the wrath of [[Takechi Zuizan]] and his [[Tosa Loyalist Party]], and as a result, was assassinated on [[1862]]/4/8 while on his way home from [[Kochi castle|Kôchi castle]].<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 4 (1937), 42.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *Hillsborough, Romulus. ''RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai''. Ridgeback Press, 1999 | + | *[[Romulus Hillsborough|Hillsborough, Romulus]]. ''RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai''. Ridgeback Press, 1999 |
*Jansen, Marius B. ''Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration''. Columbia University Press, 1994. | *Jansen, Marius B. ''Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration''. Columbia University Press, 1994. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Bakumatsu]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:59, 17 January 2020
Yoshida Tôyô was a Tosa han retainer, and for a time lord of Tosa Yamauchi Yôdô’s most trusted and reformed-minded minister. Assigned in 1853 to help oversee reforms in domain governance at the domain's Edo mansion, he had a notable influence on other upcoming Tosa leaders such as Gôtô Shôjirô and Itagaki Taisuke. On or around 1854/6/11, however, he was recalled from Edo, had his stipend reduced, and was sentenced to house confinement for a time.[1]
By remaining loyal to the Bakufu, Yoshida drew the wrath of Takechi Zuizan and his Tosa Loyalist Party, and as a result, was assassinated on 1862/4/8 while on his way home from Kôchi castle.[2]
References
- Hillsborough, Romulus. RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai. Ridgeback Press, 1999
- Jansen, Marius B. Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration. Columbia University Press, 1994.
