Komatsu Kiyokado

Infobox Person
name = Komatsu Kiyokado


image_size = 180px
caption = Komatsu Kiyokado (Tatewaki)
birth_date = birth date|1835|12|3
birth_place = Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan
death_date = death date|1870|8|16
death_place = Kagoshima, Japan
occupation = "Karō" of the Satsuma Domainnihongo|Komatsu Kiyokado|linktext|小|松|清|廉| (December 3, 1835-August 16, 1870) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Shimazu clan of Satsuma, and went on to become a government official of the early Meiji era. He was also commonly known as nihongo|Komatsu Tatewaki|小松帯刀. Komatsu ruled the fief of Yoshitoshi, which was a part of the Satsuma Domain. Appointed "karō" in 1862, he held high office in the Satsuma domain until its dissolution in 1871. [Beasley, "The Meiji Restoration", p. 243.] Komatsu was also a descendant of the Sengoku-era samurai Nejime Shigenaga.ja icon [http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/nezime_k.html "Nejime-shi" on Harimaya.com] (15 August 2008)]

Early life and adoption

Komatsu was born to the Kimotsuki family, who were also high-ranking Satsuma retainers. [Beasley, p. 243.] He was adopted by Komatsu Kiyomichi as a young man, and inherited the headship in 1856, immediately after his adoption.

atsuma career

Komatsu became a "karō" in the service of Shimazu Tadayoshi, the daimyo of Satsuma, in 1862. He was the official advocate of low-ranking men such as Okubo Toshimichi. He also helped shelter Sakamoto Ryoma.

Meiji era

In the first few years of the Meiji era, Komatsu served as an official in the imperial government. [J. Morris, "Makers of Japan", p. 274.]

Later life and death

While in Kagoshima, Komatsu fell ill and died in 1870.

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References

*"This article was derived in part from [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%9D%BE%E5%B8%AF%E5%88%80 corresponding content] on the Japanese Wikipedia."
*Beasley, William G. (1972). "The Meiji Restoration". Stanford: Stanford University Press.
*Black, John R. (1881). "Young Japan: Yokohama and Yedo". London: Trubner & co.
*Morris, J (1907). "Makers of Japan". London: Methuen & Co.
*ja icon [http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/nezime_k.html "Nejime-shi" on Harimaya.com] (15 August 2008)