Hori Naotora

Infobox_Officeholder | name= Hori Naotora


nationality=Japanese
order=Lord of Susaka
term_start= 1861
term_end= 1868
predecessor= Hori Naotake
successor= Hori Naoakira
order2=Wakadoshiyori
term_start2= 1867
term_end2= 1868
predecessor2=
successor2=
birth_date=birth date|1836|9|26|mf=y
birth_place=Edo, Japan
death_date=death date and age|1868|2|10|1836|9|26|mf=y
death_place= Edo Castle, Edo, Japan
spouse=

nihongo|Hori Naotora|堀直虎|Hori Naotora; (September 26, 1836-February 10, 1868) was a samurai of the late Edo period who served as daimyo of Susaka han (Echigo Province; 12,000 koku). Working in various positions throughout the Tokugawa government, he was appointed as Foreign Affairs Magistrate and wakadoshiyori in late 1867, dying suddenly in Edo Castle a little over a month later, in January 1868.

Following his death, he was succeeded by his brother Naoakira.

External links

* [http://roadsite.road.jp/history/daimyo/hori/hori-naoshige.html Hori daimyo bios] (in Japanese)