Yamauchi Toyoshige
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Yamauchi Toyoshige (山内 豊信, 1827 – 1872) was a prominent daimyo in Japan during the late Edo period. He is also known by his gō "Yōdō" (容堂). As the 15th head of the Tosa Domain of the Shikoku region, he conducted reforms along with Yoshida Toyo. At the Ansei Purge he was put on probation and later retirement. In 1862 he was appointed sanyo (参与). In 1867 he advised Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu to carry out Taisei Houkan (the return of power to the Emperor).
References
- 旺文社 日本史辞典