TAYASU Keiyori (ca. 1870-73)

Portrait of Tayasu Yoshiyori, ca. 1870-1873 Born on October 13, 1828 (November 19, 1828)? Born on September 21, 1876 (Meiji 9), the ninth son of Tokugawa Nariyoshi. His father, Naruyoshi, adopted the eleventh son of Shogun Ienari Tokugawa, Saisho, and went into retirement. In Tenpo 10, his brother-in-law Saisho succeeded to the Owari Tokugawa family, and Keiyori succeeded to the Tayasu Tokugawa family. In May of the same year, he was appointed as the third cousin to the left and second lieutenant of the Tokugawa family, and was subsequently promoted to councilor (Koka 3), Gon-chunagon (Kaei 4), and second cousin to Gon-dainagon (December 5, Ansei 5). As a member of the Nanki Faction, he formed an alliance with Ii Naosuke, and in August 1858, he retained the new shogun, Tokugawa Keifuku (Iemochi), on account of the bequest of the previous shogun, Tokugawa Iesada. As guardian, Keiyori assumed the post of guardian of the shogun. However, he had no real power, and his own brother, Yoshinaga, recalled in the Meiji period (1868-1912) that he could be regarded as a slave of Ii Sukibezu. On May 9, 1862, he was relieved of his guardianship of Iemochi. However, for his services, he was promoted to the second rank of Shonin. Under pressure from the Imperial Court and Shimazu Hisamitsu and others, Tokugawa (Hitotsubashi) Yoshinobu was chosen to succeed him in the post of guardian. He petitioned the Imperial Court via the Shogunate to return his official rank, but in 3 Bunkyu, he received a demotion to the rank of second cousin Gon Chunagon. On the same day, he retired and passed the reigns to his eldest son, Juchiyo. It is thought that he was punished as a member of the old Iyi faction, following the restoration of the old Hitotsubashi faction by Keiki and others. In the 4th year of Keio, he took over for Keiki, who was confined to Kan'eiji Temple, and organized the Tokugawa family, cooperated with Shizukaninomiya (Prince Kazumiya) in negotiations with the Imperial Court, and devoted himself to the bloodless opening of Edo Castle. After that, he continued to cooperate with the new government by being appointed as "Edo Chintai Kantei" (Edo's town-guard). In the leap month of April of the same year, the new Meiji government allowed Kamenosuke, the head of the Tayasu family (the third son of Keiyori), to inherit the Tokugawa family. Accordingly, Keiyori was reappointed as the head of the Tayasu family. In the first year of Meiji (1868), he and his family members, including Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, established a clan (the Tayasu clan) and joined the other lords. In the 2nd year of Meiji (1869), he asked for the restoration of his domain, which was granted in December of the same year, and the domain was abolished as it was. Keiyori was dissatisfied that he could not assume the position of Chihan-no-Kiji, and in August of the same year, he submitted a petition to assume the position of Chihan-no-Kiji. He continued to appeal for the appointment, but his appeal was not approved, and in June 1870, the Ta-an domain was completely dismantled. From that year to 1871, he was involved in the development of Tokachi, Hokkaido. Tayasu Yoshiyori (also Tokugawa Yoshiyori (Nov. 19, 1828 ? Son of the 3rd generation Tayasu family head, Narimasa, he was head of the Tayasu house twice in 1839-1863, and 1876-1887, and 1877-1888, and 1878-1889. He went to Shizuoka Domain in 1868, and served as the guardian of the young daimyo Tokugawa Iesato. Photo by Uchida Kuichi. (Japanese names listed surname first.)