Yoshida Tōyō

In this Japanese name, the surname is Yoshida.

Yoshida Tōyō (吉田東洋; 1816 – 6 May 1862) was a Japanese samurai and Karō from Tosa domain. Gotō Shōjirō was his nephew-in-law.

In 1853, Toyo was appointed by the head of Tosa domain Yamanouchi Toyoshige to reform and modernize the domain.

He was assassinated on 6 May 1862 by three members of Tosa Kinnoto, a local political reform party.[1]

References

  1. ^ "龍馬ゆかりの地". The Sakamota Ryoma Memorial Museum (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2025.


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