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* ''Birth: [[1835]]''
* ''Birth: [[1835]]''
* ''Death: [[1893]]''
* ''Death: [[1893]]''
* ''Titles: Higo no kami''
* ''Titles: Higo no kami, [[Kyoto Shugo Shoku]]''
* ''Childhood name: Keinosuke''
* ''Childhood name: Keinosuke''
* ''Other names: Masane Reishin (Shinto name)''
* ''Other names: Masane Reishin (Shinto name)''
==Kyoto==
==Kyoto==
Katamori was born as a son of Lord [[Matsudaira Yoshitatsu]] of [[Takasu han]].
Matsudaira Katamori was born as a son of Lord [[Matsudaira Yoshitatsu]] of [[Takasu han]].
He was adopted by [[Matsudaira Katataka]] of [[Aizu han]] in [[1846]].
He was adopted by [[Matsudaira Katataka]] of [[Aizu han]] in [[1846]].
In [[1862]], he was apointed as the [[Military Commissioner of Kyoto]] and took 1000 Aizu Samurai to [[Kyoto]] in December.
In [[1862]], he was apointed the Kyoto Shugo Shoku (Military Commissioner of Kyoto) and took 1000 Aizu Samurai to [[Kyoto]] in December.
[[1863]] August, he succeeded to expel [[Choshu han]] lobbyists from the imperial court and he got great trust from [[Emperor Komei]].([[Political change on August 18.]])
In August, [[1863]], he succeeded in expelling [[Choshu han]] lobbyists from the imperial court and gained the trust of [[Emperor Komei]]. ([[Political change on August 18.]])
While in Kyoto, he used the [[Shinsengumi]] to maintain public peace.
While in Kyoto, he used the [[Shinsengumi]] to maintain public peace.
[[1867]], Shogun [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] returned political power to [[Emperor Meiji]] and the Military Commissioner of Kyoto was abolished.
In [[1867]], Shogun [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] returned political power to [[Emperor Meiji]] and the position of Military Commissioner of Kyoto was abolished.
==The Battle of Aizu==
==The Battle of Aizu==
Katamori left Kyoto during the [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]] with Shogun Yoshinobu and returned to Aizu in february.
Katamori left Kyoto during the [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]] with Shogun Yoshinobu and returned to Aizu in february.
Pro-Emperor troops defeated the Bakufu troops in Ueno (the [[Battle of Ueno]]) and headed to north in May.
Pro-Imperial troops defeated the Bakufu troops in Ueno (the [[Battle of Ueno]]) and headed North in May.
The han in northern provinces allied together to against the Pro-Emperor troops which were mainly [[Satsuma han]] and [[Choshu han]].
The han in the Northern provinces allied together to against the Pro-Imperial troops which were mainly from [[Satsuma han]] and [[Choshu han]].
However some of the han went over to the Pro-Emperor side and most han surrendered before Aizu fell.
However some of the han went over to the Pro-Imperial side and most han surrendered before Aizu fell.
==Meiji==
==Meiji==
After the [[Boshin War]], Katamori confined himself until [[1872]] and became the chief priest of [[Nikko Tosho Gu|Nikkô Tôshô Gû]] in [[1880]].
After the [[Boshin War]], Katamori confined himself until [[1872]] and became the chief priest of [[Nikko Tosho Gu|Nikkô Tôshô Gû]] in [[1880]].
Katamori died of Pneumonia in [[1893]], he kept the letter from Emperor Komei with him all the time but he never talked about [[Bakumatsu period|Bakumatsu]].
Katamori died of Pneumonia in [[1893]], keeping a letter from Emperor Komei with him all the time but never talked about [[Bakumatsu period|Bakumatsu]].
==Research Books==
==Research Books==
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
