Naitō Nobuchika, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Daimyo who ruled the Murakami Domain
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About Naitō Nobuchika
- Naito Nobuchika (?? ??, January 24, 1813 – May 14, 1874), was the 7th Naito daimyo of Murakami Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.
- He was also known as Naito Nobumoto (????).
- His courtesy title was Kii-no-kami.Nobuchika was the third son of Naito Nobuatsu, the previous daimyo.
- He became heir in 1822 on the death of his elder brother, and became daimyo in 1825 on the death of his father.
- In the year 1843 he was appointed Jisha-bugyo and in 1849 became Osaka jodai.
- In 1850, he was appointed Kyoto Shoshidai and rose to the post of roju 1851, holding that post until 1862 During his tenure as roju he was influential in the Bunsei reforms and the Kobu gattai movement to strengthen the shogunate through union with the Imperial family of Japan.
- His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Sadanobu of Shirakawa Domain, author of the Kansei Reforms.
- He retired in 1864, turning the domain over to his adopted son, Naito Nobutami, but continued to influence politics to the extent that the domain became a member of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei during the Boshin War and fought in the Battle of Hokuetsu against the Meiji government.
- He was arrested by the new government in 1868, but was pardoned in 1869 and died in Tokyo at the age of 63 in 1874.
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