Who was this person?
A Bakumatsu shogunal official, known as Oguri Kōzukenosuke. He went to America in 1860 with the shogunate’s embassy and, back home, served as finance magistrate among other posts, pushing the construction of the Yokosuka ironworks and shipyard, military reform and the Hyōgo Shōsha, seen as a forerunner of the joint-stock company. In 1868 he argued for all-out resistance to the new government, was dismissed, withdrew to Gondamura in Kōzuke and was executed by government forces.
| Name | Oguri Tadamasa (小栗忠順) |
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| Born–died | 1827 – 1868 |
| Period | Late Edo (Bakumatsu) |
| Birthplace | Kanda Surugadai, Edo (now Chiyoda, Tokyo) |
| Also known as | Oguri Kōzukenosuke |
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Born into a bannerman family at Surugadai in Edo.
He went to America with the embassy to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, toured the mint and other sites, and returned having circled the globe.
He negotiated when a Russian warship occupied part of Tsushima.
Appointed finance commissioner among other key posts, he worked on financial and military reform.
With French help he began building the Yokosuka ironworks and shipyard, later a foundation of Japan's modern industry.
He proposed the Hyōgo Shōsha, said to be Japan's first joint-stock company.
His call to fight the new government was rejected and he withdrew to Gonda village in Kōzuke (Takasaki, Gunma), where government troops seized him and he lost his life by execution.
A. A Bakumatsu shogunal official, known as Oguri Kōzukenosuke. He went to America in 1860 with the shogunate’s embassy and, back home, served as finance magistrate among other posts, pushing the construction of the Yokosuka ironworks and shipyard, military reform and the Hyōgo Shōsha, seen as a forerunner of the joint-stock company. In 1868 he argued for all-out resistance to the new government, was dismissed, withdrew to Gondamura in Kōzuke and was executed by government forces.
A. Period: Late Edo (Bakumatsu). Born in 1827, died in 1868.
A. Oguri Tadamasa was born in Kanda Surugadai, Edo (now Chiyoda, Tokyo).
A. Yes. NHK has announced him as the hero of its 2027 taiga drama "Gyakuzoku no Bakushin", played by Matsuzaka Tōri. 2027 marks the 200th anniversary of his birth.
A. A shipbuilding and ironworks begun in 1865 with French help, with Oguri as its driving force. It later became the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and is regarded as one of the starting points of modern Japanese industry.
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