Katsu Kaishū

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Katsu Kaishū was a prominent late-Edo and early Meiji Japanese naval officer and statesman best known for peacefully negotiating the surrender of Edo during Japan’s transition from shogunate to imperial rule.

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instanceOf Japanese naval officer
Meiji-period politician
bakumatsu figure
human
samurai
statesman
alsoKnownAs Katsu Awa NERFINISHED
Katsu Rintarō NERFINISHED
birthName Katsu Yoshikuni NERFINISHED
burialPlace Senzoku-ike, Tokyo NERFINISHED
clan Tokugawa shogunate retainer
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1823-03-12
dateOfDeath 1899-01-21
educatedAt Kaigun Denshūjo NERFINISHED
Nagasaki Naval Training Center NERFINISHED
era early Meiji period
late Edo period
familyName Katsu NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Yoshikuni NERFINISHED
hasWork autobiographical writings
influenced Sakamoto Ryōma NERFINISHED
knownFor advocating peaceful transition of power to the emperor
modernizing the Tokugawa shogunate navy
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
mentorOf Sakamoto Ryōma NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
Tokugawa Navy NERFINISHED
militaryRank admiral
nativeLanguage Japanese
negotiatedWith Saigō Takamori NERFINISHED
notableEvent Boshin War NERFINISHED
Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED
notableWork negotiation of the peaceful surrender of Edo
occupation diplomat
naval officer
politician
opposed all-out civil war in Japan
participantIn negotiations with Saigō Takamori over Edo’s surrender
placeOfBirth Edo NERFINISHED
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
Tokyo NERFINISHED
positionHeld member of the Meiji government
naval commissioner of the Tokugawa shogunate
vice minister of the Imperial Japanese Navy
religion Buddhism
socialClass samurai of the Tokugawa bakufu
studentOf Dutch naval instructors at Nagasaki Naval Training Center
supported peaceful surrender of Edo Castle

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Boshin War keyFigure Katsu Kaishū
Bansho Shirabesho notableMember Katsu Kaishū