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Count ' (born '; March 12, 1823—January 21, 1899, best known by his nickname ') was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku) by Sakuma Shōzan. He went through a series of given names throughout his life; his childhood name was . Wikipedia