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Egawa Tarôzaemon was a [[Tokugawa shogunate]] official who served as Nirayama [[daikan]], overseeing [[Izu province]] and some of the surrounding areas, c. [[1849]]. He played a prominent role in coastal defense and in interactions with Western ships and their crews around that time.
Egawa Tarôzaemon was a [[Tokugawa shogunate]] official who served as Nirayama [[daikan]], overseeing [[Izu province]] and some of the surrounding areas, c. [[1849]]. He played a prominent role in coastal defense and in interactions with Western ships and their crews around that time.
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In [[1854]], he was named ''teppôkata'' (gunnery official).
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==References==
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*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937).
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