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Wasizaka Yasuaya (脇坂安斐, November 27, 1840 - February 27, 1908) was the 10th (and final) daimyō of the Tatsuno Domain in Harima Province, a region located in what is now part of Hyōgo Prefecture. Yasuaya belonged to the 12th generation of the Wakisaka clan, the ruling clan of the Tatsuno Domain. Following the Meiji Restoration, a period of significant political, social, and economic changes that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868, Yasuaya was granted the noble title of Viscount under the new kazoku peerage system established by the Meiji government.

Wasizaka Yasuaya
Daimyō of Tatsuno Domain
Reign1862 - 1871
PredecessorWakisaka Yasuori
SuccessorPosition abolished
BornNovember 27, 1840
DiedFebruary 27, 1908
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Wasizaka Yasuaya, born on November 27, 1840, was the fourth son of Tōdō Takayuki, the 11th daimyō of the Tsu Domain in Ise Province. In 1858, he was adopted by Wakisaka Yasuori, the 9th daimyō of the Tatsuno Domain. Yasuaya succeeded as the head of the Tatsuno Domain in 1862. As a fudai daimyō, he served the Tokugawa shogunate in various military campaigns but showed reluctance towards the Chōshū expeditions. During the Boshin War, he aligned with the new government and participated in key battles. In 1869, he was appointed governor of Tatsuno under the new government, and following the abolition of the han system in 1871, he was relieved of his duties. In 1884, he was ennobled as a viscount under the kazoku peerage system. He died on February 27, 1908, at the age of 70.

Preceded by 10th Daimyō of Tatsuno
1862-1871
Succeeded by

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