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[[File:Hotta-masatomo-grave.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The grave of Hotta Masatomo, at the [[Hotta clan]] cemetery at [[Jindai-ji]] in Sakura, Chiba.]]
[[File:Hotta-masatomo-grave.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The grave of Hotta Masatomo, at the [[Hotta clan]] cemetery at [[Jindai-ji]] in Sakura, Chiba.]]
*''Born: [[1851]]''
*''Born: [[1851]]''
*''Died: [[1911]]''
*''Japanese'': [[堀田]]正倫 ''(Hotta Masatomo)''
*''Japanese'': [[堀田]]正倫 ''(Hotta Masatomo)''
Hotta Masatomo was the last [[daimyo|lord]] of [[Sakura han]] in [[Shimousa province]] (today, [[Chiba prefecture]]). He is known for the lavish traditional-style [[Hotta mansion|mansion[[ he constructed in Sakura, which still stands today.
Hotta Masatomo was the last [[daimyo|lord]] of [[Sakura han]] in [[Shimousa province]] (today, [[Chiba prefecture]]). He is known for the lavish traditional-style [[Hotta mansion|mansion]] he constructed in Sakura, which still stands today.
Masatomo was the fourth son of [[Hotta Masayoshi]], the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' (shogunate Elder) famous for his role in negotiating the [[Harris Treaty]].
Masatomo was the fourth son of [[Hotta Masayoshi]], the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' (shogunate Elder) famous for his role in negotiating the [[Harris Treaty]]. Following the [[abolition of the han]], Masatomo was named a [[kazoku|Count]], and was obliged to relocate to [[Tokyo]].
Once he was able to return to Sakura, he became an advocate for regional (rural) industry and development; [[Sakura castle]] having been converted into a military base, he built a mansion on the other side of the city in [[1890]], and developed an agricultural experimentation operation on the lands adjacent to the mansion in [[1897]]. The experimental station remained a prominent site for such activities for twenty-five years, before an official prefectural agricultural testing station was established. Masatomo was also very active in contributing to the construction of Western-style schools in the region.
He is buried alongside his father and ancestors at [[Jindai-ji]], a temple in Sakura City.
He is buried alongside his father and ancestors at [[Jindai-ji]], a temple in Sakura City.
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hotta Masayoshi]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Lord of [[Sakura han|Sakura]]<br>[[1859]]-[[1871]]'''
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==References==
==References==
*Plaques at [[Hotta clan]] cemetery at Jindai-ji, Sakura, Chiba.
*Plaques at [[Hotta clan]] cemetery at Jindai-ji, Sakura, Chiba.
*Pamphlets available on-site at [[Hotta mansion]], Sakura, Chiba.
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