Nagamichi was the eldest son of Ogasawara Nagamasa, the first Ogasawara daimyō of Karatsu Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan (modern-day Saga Prefecture). An infant at the time of his father’s death, he was bypassed in the succession by Ogasawara Nagayasu, originally the son of Sakai Tadaari of Shonai Domain. Nagayasu died without heirs, and was replaced in turn by Ogasawara Nagao, and Ogasawara Nagakazu, each of whom was adopted into the Ogasawara clan as a successor, and each of whom died without heirs.
Nagamichi was never chosen to be daimyō, but developed a political base within Karatsu Domain and was de facto ruler of the domain for much of his adult life. The final daimyō of Karatsu, Ogasawara Nagakuni attempted to end the factionalism in Karatsu by the expediency of adopting Nagakuni as his son and heir; the end result was that all power devolved to Nagamachi, leaving Nagamichi as little more than a figurehead.
Nagayuki became a prominent official in the Tokugawa shogunate, with the positions of wakadoshiyori in 1862; rōjū-kaku in 1862-1863 and in 1865; and rōjū in 1865-1866 and in 1866-1868.[2] During these periods, he was primarily involved with foreign affairs, and was one of the senior Japanese officials during negotiations with Great Britain over reparations following the Namamugi Incident. In 1868, with the start of the Boshin War, Karatsu Domain remained strongly in support of the Tokugawa bakufu. Karatsu domain was a fudai domain, unlike the neighboring Nabashima domains, which were of tozama domain status. The Ogasawara remained loyal to the Tokugawa to the end, with Nagamichi and many samurai accompanying the remnants of the Tokugawa army north to join the Northern Alliance and then the Republic of Ezo, fighting in the Battle of Hakodate.
After the war, Nagamichi lived in retirement in Tokyo. In June 1869, the title of daimyō was abolished, and in 1871, Karatsu domain itself was abolished with the abolition of the han system, and became part of the new Saga Prefecture.
His son, Admiral Ogasawara Naganari, became a viscount under the new kazoku peerage system; however, Nagamichi was not awarded a title, perhaps due to his involvement with the pro-Tokugawa side in the Boshin War. However, his lower 5th court rank was raised to 4th court rank in June 1880. He died in Tokyo in 1891.
ogasawara, nagamichi, this, japanese, name, surname, ogasawara, 小笠原, 長行, june, 1822, january, 1891, japanese, samurai, official, bakumatsu, period, tokugawa, shogunate, before, meiji, restoration, courtesy, title, kami, lower, court, rank, 小笠原, 長行, later, year. In this Japanese name the surname is Ogasawara Ogasawara Nagamichi 小笠原 長行 June 29 1822 1 January 25 1891 was a Japanese samurai and official in the Bakumatsu period Tokugawa Shogunate Before the Meiji Restoration his courtesy title was Iki no Kami and lower 5th Court rank 2 Ogasawara Nagamichi小笠原 長行Ogasawara Nagamichi in his later yearsRōjuIn office 1862 1868Brief periods of resignation in 1864 and late 1865Field officer sanbō of the Northern AllianceIn office 1868 1868Personal detailsBorn 1822 06 29 June 29 1822Karatsu Hizen Province JapanDiedJanuary 25 1891 1891 01 25 aged 68 Tokyo Japan Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingBiography EditNagamichi was the eldest son of Ogasawara Nagamasa the first Ogasawara daimyō of Karatsu Domain in Hizen Province Kyushu Japan modern day Saga Prefecture An infant at the time of his father s death he was bypassed in the succession by Ogasawara Nagayasu originally the son of Sakai Tadaari of Shonai Domain Nagayasu died without heirs and was replaced in turn by Ogasawara Nagao and Ogasawara Nagakazu each of whom was adopted into the Ogasawara clan as a successor and each of whom died without heirs Nagamichi was never chosen to be daimyō but developed a political base within Karatsu Domain and was de facto ruler of the domain for much of his adult life The final daimyō of Karatsu Ogasawara Nagakuni attempted to end the factionalism in Karatsu by the expediency of adopting Nagakuni as his son and heir the end result was that all power devolved to Nagamachi leaving Nagamichi as little more than a figurehead Nagayuki became a prominent official in the Tokugawa shogunate with the positions of wakadoshiyori in 1862 rōju kaku in 1862 1863 and in 1865 and rōju in 1865 1866 and in 1866 1868 2 During these periods he was primarily involved with foreign affairs and was one of the senior Japanese officials during negotiations with Great Britain over reparations following the Namamugi Incident In 1868 with the start of the Boshin War Karatsu Domain remained strongly in support of the Tokugawa bakufu Karatsu domain was a fudai domain unlike the neighboring Nabashima domains which were of tozama domain status The Ogasawara remained loyal to the Tokugawa to the end with Nagamichi and many samurai accompanying the remnants of the Tokugawa army north to join the Northern Alliance and then the Republic of Ezo fighting in the Battle of Hakodate After the war Nagamichi lived in retirement in Tokyo In June 1869 the title of daimyō was abolished and in 1871 Karatsu domain itself was abolished with the abolition of the han system and became part of the new Saga Prefecture His son Admiral Ogasawara Naganari became a viscount under the new kazoku peerage system however Nagamichi was not awarded a title perhaps due to his involvement with the pro Tokugawa side in the Boshin War However his lower 5th court rank was raised to 4th court rank in June 1880 He died in Tokyo in 1891 See also EditOgasawara clanReferences Edit The emblem mon of the Ogasawara clan This date is uncertain some sources give 1812 a b Beasley W G 1955 Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy 1853 1868 p 338 Further reading EditBeasley William G 1955 Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy 1853 1868 London Oxford University Press reprinted by RoutledgeCurzon London 2001 ISBN 978 0 19 713508 2 cloth Sasaki Suguru 2002 Boshin sensō haisha no Meiji ishin Tokyo Chuōkōron shinsha Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ogasawara Nagamichi amp oldid 981776338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
