was a Japanese

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of the late

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, who served as the last

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of Fukuoka han. He was adopted into the family and was born as Tatewaka (建若), the second son of

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, lord of the Tsu han. A pro- Chōshū figure during the tumultuous

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era, he allied with the new government in the

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. Nagatomo was named governor of the newly created

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in 1869. In 1871, the government discovered a counterfeiting operation occurring on the castle grounds with the knowledge of the prefectural government. As a result, Nagatomo was replaced as governor by

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. Nagatomo was made a member of the new nobility in the

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. Nagatomo died in Tokyo in 1902, at age 65, passing on the headship to his son Kuroda Nagashige in 1878.

Family

*Father:

*Mother: Myojin’in *Foster Father: Kuroda Nagahiro *Wife: Matsudaira Toyoko *Concubines: ** Nakamura-dono ** Iwatani-dono ** Toshiro-dono ** Sumida-dono ** Itakura-dono ** Omiya-dono * Children: ** Kuroda Nagashige (1867–1939) by Toyoko ** Kuroda Nagatoshi (1881-1944) by Toyoko ** Sadako married Nabeshima Naomitsu by Toyoko ** Junko ** Kuroda Nagaatsu (1885-1963) by Toyoko

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References

1838 births 1902 deaths Samurai Daimyo Meiji Restoration Kazoku Kuroda clan Nobility from Tokyo {{daimyo-stub