Moniwa Motonori

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Moniwa".

Moniwa Motonori (茂庭 元徳^?, 1843 - 1929) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. The son of Moniwa Mototoshi, he served as a retainer of the Date clan of Sendai han.^[1] Also known by his common name, Shinsuke (新助), Motonori married the daughter of Moniwa Masumoto, the head of the main house of Moniwa.^[1] During the Boshin War, Motonori defended Sendai Castle, and later was dispatched to Komagamine.^[1] After the Restoration, he became involved in farming, and in 1889, became the first village mayor of Kashimadai Village, in Miyagi Prefecture (now Kashimadai-chō 鹿島台町 in Shida district).^[1]

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1. ^ ^{a b c d} みぃはぁ版・平成伊達治家記録別館鬼庭家の人々

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Name	Moniwa, Motonori
Alternative names
Short description	Samurai
Date of birth	1843
Place of birth
Date of death	1929
Place of death