Ōhara Shigetomi
Ōhara Shigetomi | |
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大原 重徳 | |
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| Born | November 21, 1801 |
| Died | April 1, 1879 (aged 77) Kyoto, Japan |
Ōhara Shigetomi (Japanese: 大原 重徳; 1801–1879) was a Japanese nobleman.[1][2]
Biography
In 1858, Ōhara was enraged upon hearing of plans to accept the Treaty of Amity and Commerce under coercion from the United States. When Hotta Masayoshi travelled to Kyoto to seek authorization from Emperor Kōmei to sign the treaty, Ōhara was one of 88 noblemen who jointly advised against agreeing to any American demands. For this, he was sentenced to house arrest before being pardoned a year later. In 1862, Ōhara travelled to Edo accompanied by a force of Satsuma samurai as an envoy of the Imperial Court.[1]
Ōhara was one of the most fervent nationalists among the aristocracy, and had an intense hatred of all things foreign. He was a follower of the Shintō teachings of Hirata Atsutane.[3]
Ōhara later served in various administrative roles within the Great Council of State before his retirement in 1870. He died in 1879.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 国立国会図書館 National Diet Library. "大原 重徳 Ōhara Shigetomi". 近代日本人の肖像 Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ 霞会館 Kasumi Kaikan (1996). 平成新修旧華族家系大成. Japan: 吉川弘文館 Yoshikawa Kōbunkan. ISBN 9784642036719.
- ↑ Walthall, Anne (1998). The Weak Body of a Useless Woman: Matsuo Taseko and the Meiji Restoration (1st ed.). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226872378.