Masatomo Abe

Japanese: 阿部正倫 - あべまさとも

1745-1805 A daimyo from the mid to late Edo period.
Born on February 9, 1742. The third son of Abe Masasuke. After his two older brothers died young, he succeeded his father and became the fourth generation lord of the Abe clan in Fukuyama Domain in Bingo (Hiroshima Prefecture) in 1766. He was appointed as the soshaban (official court official) and the magistrate of temples and shrines, and his harsh governance due to rising expenses led to the great uprising of 1784. He was promoted to the senior councilor position in the same year, but soon resigned and devoted himself to rebuilding the domain's government. In 1793, he opened the domain school, Kodokan. He retired in 1812. He died on August 21, 1819, at the age of 61.

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

Japanese:

1745－1805　江戸時代中期-後期の大名。
延享2年2月9日生まれ。阿部正右(まさすけ)の3男。兄ふたりが早世し,父の跡をつぎ,明和6年備後(びんご)(広島県)福山藩主阿部家4代となる。奏者番,寺社奉行となり,出費増による苛政で天明7年の大一揆(いっき)を誘発。同年老中にすすむがまもなく辞任し,藩政の立て直しに尽力した。6年藩校弘道館を開設。享和3年隠居。文化2年8月21日死去。61歳。

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