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Otomo no Yakamochi大伴家持 家持alternative words: Otomono Yakamochi, Ootomo no Yakamochi, Otomo Yakamochi, Yakamochi keywords: artist , famous person , poesy , statesman , writer related topics: Nara period , Manyoshu , Waka , Kokushi related web sites: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~sg2h-ymst/ , http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~takata/hokuriku/manyouyukari/manyou.yakamochi.htm explanation: Waka poet and statesman of Nara period, born as a son of the prestigious Otomo family around 618. During his stay as provincial governor (Kokushi) in different regions, he made many waka poems. In 682, due to a putsch of Hikami no Kawatsugi, he lost job but soon pardoned and became a minister (Chunagon). After his death in 785, he lost again his honor due to an assassination of Fujiwara no Tanetsugu. Yakamochi is well known as one of the major contributors of Manyo anthology. Prince Shotoku聖徳太子alternative words: Prince Shotokutaishi, Shotokutaishi, Shotoku taishi, Shoutokutaishi, Shoutoku taishi, Umayadonooji, Umayado no oji keywords: china , famous person , statesman related topics: Asuka period , Buddhism , Empress Suiko , 17 article constitution related web sites: http://www4.justnet.ne.jp/~takeuchi_toshinori/tv_taisi.htm , http://www.tk.airnet.ne.jp/ponta/history/hist03.html , http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/horyuji.htm explanation: Born as a son of Emperor Yomei in 574, Prince Shotoku, sometimes called also Prince Umayado is the main politician of Asuka era. Once became the crown prince, he carried out a policy based upon Buddhism as the regent of Empress Suiko. In 604, he legislated the Constitution with 17 articles, the oldest written law of Japan. In 607 he sent a Japanese delegation headed by Ono no Imoko to China. He died in 622. His effigy appeared on the old bank notes of 10,000 yens and 5,000 yens. Saigo Takamori西郷隆盛alternative words: Takamori Saigo, Saigou Takamori, Takamori Saigou keywords: famous person , meiji revolution , military man , statesman related topics: Edo shogunate , Meiji revolution , Meiji period , Satsuma domain , Katsu Kaishu , Okubo Toshimichi , Seinan war related web sites: http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/ytsubu/ , http://reimeikan.pref.kagoshima.jp explanation: One of the leaders of Meiji Revolution. Born in a modest family of samurai in 1827 at Kagoshima. Recognized by seignior Shimazu Nariakira, he got a post of responsibility. After the death of Nariakira, he committed a suicide but miraculously survived. Nevertheless he was sentenced to a banishment because of his pro western opinion. Later he greatly contributed to the fall of Edo shogunate in 1868. In 1877, he organized a samurai's revolt in Kyushu but killed himself after the defeat. Saionji Kinmochi西園寺公望alternative words: Kinmochi Saionji keywords: famous person , meiji revolution , statesman related topics: Meiji revolution , Boshin war , Edo shogunate , Genro related web sites: http://ww1.m78.com/hito/saionji.html , http://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~knagai/works/saionji.htm explanation: Born in 1849 as son of an aristocrat, Tokudaiji Kinito and adopted by Saionji family. Unhappy with the conservatism of Kyoto's nobility, he engaged in Boshin war against Edo shogunate. In 1871, he went to study the law in France and founded Meiji university in his return. Recognized by Ito Hirobumi during his trip in Europe, he became his education minister. In 1903, the president of a political party, Seiyukai. Japanese chief delegate at Versailles conference in 1919. He died in 1940 as the last Genro. Soga no Iruka蘇我入鹿alternative words: Sogano Iruka, Soga Iruka keywords: famous person , statesman related topics: Soga family , Taika reform , Asuka period , Prince Shotoku , Emperor Tenchi , Nakatomi no Kamatari related web sites: http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/teikoku-denmo/no_frame/history/honbun/taika.html explanation: Born in Asuka period as a son of Soga no Emishi and grand son of Soga no Umako (birthday unknown). After having inherited a ministerial post from Emishi, he governed the imperial court with more arrogance than his father. In order to put Prince Furuhito to the throne, he assassinated Prince Yamashiro Oe, a son of Prince Shotoku. During the reception of a Korean ambassador at Palace of Asuka Itabuki in 645, he was assassinated by Prince Nakano Oe and Nakatomi no Kamatari. Tanuma Okitsugu田沼意次alternative words: Okitsugu Tanuma keywords: northern territory , statesman related topics: Edo period , Hatamoto , Daimyo , Roju related web sites: http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/~tanuma/010intro/okitsugu.htm , http://homepage2.nifty.com/haduki/jidaihaikei.htm explanation: Born in 1719 in a hatomoto family and engaged as a page by Tokugawa Ieshige who would become later the 9th shogun. So he entered Edo castle and gradually rise his position to become a daimyo and a roju. His policy is characterized by active economic plans such as promotion of guilds, patents and exploitation of new rice fields and mines. He planed also to exploit Hokkaido but never realized because he lost the power after the scandal due to a bribery. He died in 1788. Uesugi Harunori上杉治憲 上杉鷹山alternative words: Uesugi Yozan, Uesugi Youzan, Harunori Uesugi, Yozan Uesugi, Harunori, Yozan keywords: famous person , statesman related topics: Daimyo , Uesugi Kenshin related web sites: http://www.vivi.ne.jp/~yozan/ , http://www.e-yone.co.jp/yozan/ explanation: Born in 1751 in a small daimyo of Kyushu, he inherited in 1767 Yonezawa domain of Tohoku region. Though Yonezawa domain was descent of Uezsugi Kenshin, the fief had become much smaller while there was a great famine. In order to overcome the unprecedented economic crisis, Harunori recommended a thriftiness while extended the fields and introduced textile industry by learning himself the technique. He was considered one of the most successful economy reformers of Edo period. Yamagata Aritomo山形有朋alternative words: Aritomo Yamagata keywords: famous person , meiji revolution , military man , statesman related topics: Yoshida Shoin , Choshu domain , Meiji revolution , Ito Hirobumi , Sino-Japanese war , Russo-Japanese war , Genro related web sites: http://www.chinzanso.com/index2.html , http://www.mediawars.ne.jp/~tanimura/a_map/kyoto/sakyo/nanzenzi/murinan.html explanation: Born in 1837 in a samurai family of Choshu. After having studied from Yoshida Shoin, he organized Kiheitai to control Choshu domain then to repel the 2e attack of Edo shogunate. After Meiji restoration in 1868, he was sent to Europe to study the military institution. After a death or fall of great contributors of Meiji revolution, he shared the power with Ito Hirobumi and led the wars against China in 1895 and Russia in 1905. He always hated political parties. He died in 1922. Page number: 1 2 3 28 articles extracted from postgresql database. | |
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