Ashikaga Satouji
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was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
who served as lord of the Kitsuregawa domain (Shimotsuke Province
). A direct descendant of the Ashikaga shoguns, Satouji had 5000 income and was a Tokugawa retainer, but had the de facto status of a daimyo of 100,000 koku
-level income. Satouji became a in the Meiji era; however, it is unknown when he died.
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 lord of the Kitsuregawa domain (Shimotsuke Province
Shimotsuke Province
is an old province of Japan in the area of Tochigi Prefecture in the Kanto region. It was sometimes called or .The ancient capital of the province was near the city of Tochigi, but in feudal times the main center of the province was near the modern capital, Utsunomiya.-History:Different parts of...
). A direct descendant of the Ashikaga shoguns, Satouji had 5000 income and was a Tokugawa retainer, but had the de facto status of a daimyo of 100,000 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
-level income. Satouji became a in the Meiji era; however, it is unknown when he died.