Kyogoku Takatomi
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was a Japanese daimyo
of the late Edo period
, who ruled the Mineyama Domain
of Tango Province
. He served as a wakadoshiyori
in the Tokugawa shogunate, and after submitting to the new imperial government in January 1868, his domain participated in the Boshin War
.
Following the war, Takatomi was made a shishaku (viscount) in the new nobility.
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of the late Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, who ruled the Mineyama Domain
Mineyama Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tango Province . It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Kyōgoku clan, until the Meiji Restoration.-Lords of Mineyama:*Kyōgoku clan...
of Tango Province
Tango Province
was an old province in the area that is today northern Kyoto Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Tamba Province. Tango bordered on Tajima, Tamba, and Wakasa provinces....
. He served as a wakadoshiyori
Wakadoshiyori
The ', or "Junior Elders", were high government officials in 17th century Tokugawa Japan. The position was established around 1631, but appointments were irregular until 1662....
in the Tokugawa shogunate, and after submitting to the new imperial government in January 1868, his domain participated in the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
.
Following the war, Takatomi was made a shishaku (viscount) in the new nobility.