About Sō Yoshiyori
Lived 1818 – 1890 (aged 71). Sō Yoshiyori was a Japanese samurai.
was a Sō clan daimyō (feudal lord) of the island domain of Tsushima at the end of Japan's Edo period.
Yoshinori was the head of the Sō clan from 1842 through 1862.
Black ships Sō Tsushima-no-kami was a senior member of the Imperial Commission which was delegated the responsibility of meeting with Commodore Perry and his men on March 8, 1854. He sat next to Daigaku-no-kami Hayashi Akira in the conference meeting.
March 8, 1854 (Kaei 7, 10th day of the 2nd month) : Commodore Perry returned to Edo Bay to force Japanese agreement to the Treaty of Kanagawa; and the chief Japanese negotiator was Daigaku-no kami Hayashi Akira, who was known to the Americans as "Prince Commissioner Hayashi".
In the context of this unique negotiation with the Americans, Yoshinori's rank was considered secondary only to Hayashi. Perry construed his counterparts as an Imperial Commission consisting of five Commissioners with supporting staff and military support: Hayashi Daigaku-no-kami; U-dono Minboi-shiogū – Americanized as "Udono, member of the Board of Revenue"; "Matsusaki Michitaro".
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Who was Sō Yoshiyori?
daimyo (1818-1890)
When was Sō Yoshiyori born?
Sō Yoshiyori was born on 4 September 1818.
When did Sō Yoshiyori die?
Sō Yoshiyori died on 13 August 1890.
What was Sō Yoshiyori's occupation?
Sō Yoshiyori was a samurai.
What nationality was Sō Yoshiyori?
Sō Yoshiyori was Japanese.
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