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* ''Born: [[1827]]''

* ''Born: [[1827]]''

* ''Died: [[1872]]''

* ''Died: [[1872]]''

* ''Other Name: Yamauchi Yodo''

* ''Other Names'': 山内 容堂 ''(Yamauchi Youdou)''

* ''Japanese'': 山内 豊信 ''(Yamauchi Toyoshige)''

* ''Japanese'': [[山内]] 豊信 ''(Yamauchi Toyoshige)''

This hard-drinking lord of [[Tosa province|Tosa]] was one of the most respected men during the [[Bakumatsu period]]. Although a staunch supporter of the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]], Yodo read the times correctly and shifted his allegiance to the restoration of Imperial Rule. Although forced into retirement in [[1859]] during the [[Ansei Purge]], Yodo still managed to control Han politics until he retired completely from politics and fettered away his remaining days drinking heavily until his death in 1872. Although he never met [[Sakamoto Ryoma]], it was Yodo who passed on Ryoma's memorial to Shogun [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], urging the Shogun to resign peacefully and cede political control back to the throne, which he did.

This hard-drinking lord of [[Tosa han|Tosa]] was one of the most respected men during the [[Bakumatsu period]]. Although a staunch supporter of the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]], Yôdô read the times correctly and shifted his allegiance to the [[sonno|restoration of Imperial Rule]]. Although forced into retirement in [[1859]] during the [[Ansei Purge]], Yôdô still managed to control ''[[han]]'' politics until he retired completely from politics and fettered away his remaining days drinking heavily until his death in [[1872]]. Although he never met [[Sakamoto Ryoma|Sakamoto Ryôma]], it was Yôdô who passed on Ryôma's memorial to [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], urging the Shogun to resign peacefully and cede political control back to the throne, which he did.

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