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Abe Masahiro (阿部 正弘, December 3, 1819 – August 6, 1857) was the chief senior councilor in the Tokugawa shogunate of the Bakumatsu period at the time of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry on his mission to open Japan to the outside world.
- August 6, 1857 (aged 37), Edo, Japan
- Abe Masanori
- Abe Masayasu
Abe Masahiro (born Dec. 3, 1819, Edo [now Tokyo], Japan—died Aug. 6, 1857, Edo) was a statesman who negotiated the opening of Japan to trade and communication with Western nations after the arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry and his U.S. Navy fleet.
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Abe Masahiro ( 阿部 正弘, December 3, 1819 – August 6, 1857) was the chief senior councilor ( rōjū) in the Tokugawa shogunate of the Bakumatsu period at the time of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry on his mission to open Japan to the outside world.
Japan - Meiji Restoration, Isolationism, Trade: In 1845, when Abe Masahiro replaced Mizuno Tadakuni as head of the rōjū, there were various reactions against the Tempō reforms.
In this study of the politics of 1843-1845 we shall see the gradual disintegration of one clique, the slow development of a new group to replace it, and the role of extra-administrative forces in this process. ABE MASAHIRO. Abe Masahiro's family background was unimpeachable qualification for high bakufu office.
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Abe Masahiro was the 7th Abe clan lord of Fukuyama domain, and Tairô, known for his role in ending the Tokugawa shogunate's policy of maritime restrictions and "opening" Japan to the West in the 1850s. Masahiro served as sôshaban from 1838 to 1843.
On July 11, the chief senior councilor (rōjū) Abe Masahiro decided that simply accepting a letter from the Americans would not constitute a violation of Japanese sovereignty and Perry was asked to move his fleet slightly southwest to the beach at Kurihama, where he was allowed to land. After presenting the letter to attending delegates, Perry ...
