Maeda Yoshiyasu
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was a Japanese daimyo
who was the last ruler of the Kaga Domain
. He was the brother and adopted heir of Maeda Nariyasu
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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...
who was the last ruler of the Kaga Domain
Kaga Domain
The was a powerful feudal domain in Kaga, Noto and Etchū Provinces of Japan during the Edo period. The domain was founded by Maeda Toshiie and headed by the Maeda clan. Its income rating, over 1,000,000 koku, was the highest in the nation after the Tokugawa shogunate itself...
. He was the brother and adopted heir of Maeda Nariyasu
Maeda Nariyasu
' was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period who ruled the Kaga Domain.-Biography:Nariyasu was born in Kanazawa in 1811, the 2nd son of the Kaga lord, Maeda Narinaga. His childhood name was Katsuchiyo...
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