Abe Masakiyo (Shirakawa)
| Abe Masakiyo 阿部正静 | |
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 Abe Masakiyo | |
| Born | January 11, 1850 |
| Died | January 23, 1878 (aged 28) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation |
Daimyō of Shirakawa Domain (1866) Daimyō of Tanagura Domain (1867-1868) |
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Abe Masakiyo (阿部正静, January 11, 1850 - January 23, 1878) was the 8th (and final) Abe daimyō of Shirakawa Domain, and the 1st Abe daimyō of Tanagura Domain. He was the eldest son of Abe Masato. His courtesy title was Mimasaka-no-kami, and his Court rank was Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade. In 1864, when his father was adopted to succeed Abe Masahisa, he inherited his father's 3000 koku hatamoto holding. However, in 1866, when his father was forced into retirement for his actions in the opening of the port of Hyōgo to foreign trade, Masakiyo was named daimyō of Shirakawa. The very same day, he was transferred to Tanagura and Shirakawa Domain became tenryō territory under direct control of the Shogunate. Although he protested the move, and later petitioned to return to Shirakawa, he was allowed to return for less than a month before Komine Castle was again taken from him, and placed under the control of Nihonmatsu Domain. The castle was garrisoned by troops of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War. In 1868, the castle fell to the Meiji government during the Battle of Shirakawa, and Tanagura fell shortly afterwards to forces led by Itagaki Taisuke. Masakiyo was sent under house arrest together with his son to Tokyo, where he died in 1878.
| Preceded by Abe Masatō |
 1866 |
Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by Matsudaira Yasuhide |
1867-1868 |
Succeeded by Abe Masakoto |