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Manabe Akikatsu 間部 詮勝 | |
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| Born | (1804-03-30)30 March 1804 Edo, Japan |
| Died | 28 November 1884(1884-11-28) (aged 80) |
| Father | Manabe Akihiro |
Manabe Akikatsu (間部 詮勝; 30 March 1804 – 28 November 1884) was the 7thdaimyō ofSabae Domain inEchizen Province under theTokugawa shogunate ofEdo periodJapan.[1] His courtesy title wasShimōsa-no-kami, and his Court rank was Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade, later raised to Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade. He was the 8th hereditary chieftain of the Manabe clan.
Akikatsu was born at the Sabae Domain'sEdo residence as the fifth son ofManabe Akihiro. He becamedaimyō on the death of his uncleManabe Akisane in 1814. UnderShōgunTokugawa Ieharu he served in a variety of positions in theTokugawa shogunate, includingSōshaban,Jisha-bugyō,Osaka-jō dai,Kyoto Shoshidai and becamerōjū in 1840.[1] However, due to political disagreements withMizuno Tadakuni, he was forced from office in 1843.
In 1858, he was restored to the post ofrōjū by theTairōIi Naosuke, and quickly was seen as Ii's right-hand man, taking a leading role in difficult situations, such as theAnsei Purge, the ratification of theAnsei Treaties, and the opposition toHitotsubashi Yoshinobu from becomingshōgun. In particular, his heavy-handed approach to forcingEmperor Kōmei to accept the ratification of theHarris Treaty and his suppression of pro-Sonnō jōi samurai inKyoto drew the wrath ofYoshida Shōin in particular, who made many inflammatory speeches and writings urging Manabe's assassination.
After theassassination of Ii Naosuke and accession of Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu as ShōgunTokugawa Yoshinobu, Akikatsu quickly fell from favour. He was dismissed asrōjū and forced to retire asdaimyō in 1862. Furthermore, Sabae Domain was reduced inkokudaka by 10,000koku. Akikatsu remained under house arrest to 1865. He was placed under house arrest again by the newMeiji government for suspicion of collaboration withAizu Domain from 1868 to 1869.
He died in 1884 and his grave is at the temple ofHokekyō-ji inIchikawa, Chiba.
His wife was a daughter ofMatsudaira Yasutō ofHamada Domain, and his son and heir wasManabe Akizane. He had several other children, includingŌkōchi Nobuhisa (daimyō ofYoshida Domain),Ōkōchi Masatada (daimyō ofŌtaki Domain), andManabe Akimichi, the finaldaimyō of Sabae Domain.Masatoshi Ōkōchi, the third president ofRIKEN, was the son of Ōkōchi Masatada.
| Preceded by |  Daimyō of Sabae1814–1862 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | 46thKyoto Shoshidai 1838–1840 | Succeeded by |
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