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Oda Masukurô was [[Bakumatsu]] era lord of [[Yanagimoto han]] in [[Yamato province]].

Oda Masukurô was [[Bakumatsu]] era lord of [[Yanagimoto han]] in [[Yamato province]].

The son of [[Oda Nobuakira]]<!--織田信陽-->, Masukurô succeeded his father to become lord of the 10,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of Yanagimoto in [[1857]]. The following year, he had his first formal audience with the shogun as head of his family and lord of his domain.

The son of [[Oda Nobuakira]]<!--織田信陽-->, Masukurô succeeded his father to become lord of the 10,000 ''[[koku]]'' domain of Yanagimoto in [[1857]]. The following year, he had his first formal audience with the shogun as head of his family and lord of his domain. In preparation for that audience, he was treated to a banquet by [[Sengoku Hisatoshi]] and [[Inaba Akimichi]], senior ''daimyô'' attached to the Yanagi-no-ma of [[Edo castle]], who helped guide him through the process.

Masukurô's lineage was descended from [[Oda Uraku]]sai, a younger brother of [[Oda Nobunaga]]. They were the only one of the four branches of the [[Oda clan]] to be granted "castle holder" (''shironushi'') status by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].

Masukurô's lineage was descended from [[Oda Uraku]]sai, a younger brother of [[Oda Nobunaga]]. They were the only one of the four branches of the [[Oda clan]] to be granted "castle holder" (''shironushi'') status by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]].