Yoshimichi Aoyama

Japanese: 青山幸道 - あおやまよしみち

1725-1779 A daimyo in the mid-Edo period.
Born on August 5, 1720. Son of Aoyama Yoshihide. In 1770, he became the second head of the Aoyama clan, lord of Miyazu Domain in Tango (Kyoto Prefecture). In 1771, he was transferred to Hachiman, Mino (Gifu Prefecture), with a fief of 48,000 koku, and became the first head of the Aoyama clan to be the head of that domain. He took measures to resolve the turmoil over demands for tax reduction. He sent troops to suppress a peasant uprising in Hida, which was under the Shogunate's control. He died on October 30, 1775, at the age of 55.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1725－1779　江戸時代中期の大名。
享保(きょうほう)10年8月5日生まれ。青山幸秀(よしひで)の子。延享元年丹後(京都府)宮津藩主青山家2代。宝暦8年美濃(みの)(岐阜県)八幡(はちまん)4万8000石に転封(てんぽう)され,同藩主青山家初代となる。年貢軽減要求騒動の善後策を講じる。幕府領飛騨(ひだ)の農民一揆(いっき)の鎮圧に出兵した。安永8年10月30日死去。55歳。

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