Inoue Masaoto
Encyclopedia
was a Japanese daimyo
of the Edo period
, who served as the last lord of the Shimotsuma Domain
. His court title was Iyo no kami. Under his leadership, Shimotsuma fought on the side of Aizu
during the Boshin War
.
Masaoto was created shishaku (viscount
) in the Meiji-era kazoku
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 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 served as the last lord of the Shimotsuma Domain
Shimotsuma Domain
The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hitachi Province . The domain was disestablished in 1871. Its last ruler, Inoue Masaoto, became a viscount in the Meiji era....
. His court title was Iyo no kami. Under his leadership, Shimotsuma fought on the side of Aizu
Aizu
is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu.During the Edo period, Aizu was a feudal domain known as and part of Mutsu Province.-History:...
during 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....
.
Masaoto was created shishaku (viscount
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
) in the Meiji-era kazoku
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
nobility.