Mōri Takachika
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was the 14th daimyo
of Chōshū Domain. He was later allowed to use a character from the name of shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi
and changed his name to Yoshichika (慶親). His domain was a traditional enemy of the Tokugawa shogunate
, and he became a key player in its downfall during the Bakumatsu period.
He was the son of 12th daimyo Mōri Narimoto and a concubine.
He employed Murata Seifū
, Tsuboi Kuemon and Sufu Masanosuke as refomers of the economy and administration in his domain.
Events during his reign include the Bombardment of Shimonoseki
, the Ikedaya Jiken
, the Hamaguri Rebellion
, the First Chōshū expedition
and Second Chōshū expedition
, the Satchō Alliance
and the Boshin war
.
He was also the first daimyo to return his lands to the Emperor during the abolition of the han system
.
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 Chōshū Domain. He was later allowed to use a character from the name of shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi
Tokugawa Ieyoshi
Tokugawa Ieyoshi was the 12th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.He was the second son of the 11th shogun, Tokugawa Ienari, and appointed Mizuno Tadakuni to conduct the Tenpo reform....
and changed his name to Yoshichika (慶親). His domain was a traditional enemy of the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
, and he became a key player in its downfall during the Bakumatsu period.
He was the son of 12th daimyo Mōri Narimoto and a concubine.
He employed Murata Seifū
Murata Seifū
was a Japanese Samurai, Karō of Chōshū Domain and a prominent economic reformer of the Edo period.- Sources :* Albert M. Craig: Chōshū in the Meiji restoration, Lexington Books, 2000, ISBN 0739101935 - External links :*...
, Tsuboi Kuemon and Sufu Masanosuke as refomers of the economy and administration in his domain.
Events during his reign include the Bombardment of Shimonoseki
Bombardment of Shimonoseki
The Battles for Shimonoseki refers to a series of military engagements in 1863 and 1864, fought to control Shimonoseki Straits by joint naval forces from the Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States, against the Japanese feudal domain of Chōshū, which took place off and on the...
, the Ikedaya Jiken
Ikedaya Jiken
The , also known as the Ikedaya Affair or Ikedaya Incident, was an armed encounter between the shishi which included masterless samurai formally employed by the Chōshū and Tosa clans , and the Shinsengumi, the Bakufu's special police force in Kyoto on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya Inn in Kyoto,...
, the Hamaguri Rebellion
Hamaguri rebellion
The rebellion at the Hamaguri Gate of the Imperial Palace in Kyōto took place on August 20, 1864 and reflected the discontent of pro-imperial and anti-alien groups...
, the First Chōshū expedition
First Chōshū expedition
The First Chōshū expedition was a punitive military expedition led by the Tokugawa Shogunate against the Chōshū Domain in retaliation for the attack of Chōshū on the Imperial Palace in the Hamaguri rebellion. The First Chōshū expedition was launched on 1 September 1864.The conflict finally led to...
and Second Chōshū expedition
Second Chōshū expedition
The Second Chōshū expedition , also called the Summer War, was a punitive expedition led by the Tokugawa Shogunate against the Chōshū Domain. It followed the First Chōshū expedition of 1864....
, the Satchō Alliance
Satcho Alliance
The ', or Satchō Alliance was a military alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū formed in 1866 to combine their efforts to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan....
and 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....
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He was also the first daimyo to return his lands to the Emperor during the abolition of the han system
Abolition of the han system
The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...
.
See also
- MeirinkanMeirinkanwas a han school located in the Chōshū Domain of Japan. The school was one of the three major educational institutions in Japan, along with the Kōdōkan in Mito Domain and Shizutani School in Okayama Domain.- History :...