Hachisuka Mochiaki
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Hachisuka Mochiaki
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| 14th (Hachisuka) Lord of Tokushima | |
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In office 1868–1871 |
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| Preceded by | Hachisuka Narihiro |
| Succeeded by | none (domain abolished) |
| Hachisuka family head | |
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In office 1868–1871 |
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| Preceded by | Hachisuka Narihiro |
| Succeeded by | Hachisuka Masaaki |
| Governor of Tokyo | |
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In office 1890–1891 |
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| Preceded by | Takasaki Goroku |
| Succeeded by | Tomita Tetsunosuke |
| President of the House of Peers | |
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In office 1891–1896 |
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| Preceded by | Itō Hirobumi |
| Succeeded by | Konoe Atsumaro |
| Minister of Education | |
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In office 1896–1897 |
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| Preceded by | Saionji Kinmochi |
| Succeeded by | Hamao Arata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1846 |
| Died | February 10, 1918 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Marquis Hachisuka Mochiaki (蜂須賀 茂韶?, 28 September 1846 – 10 February 1918) was the 14th and final daimyo of Tokushima Domain, Awa Province, and the 2nd President of the House of Peers in Meiji period Japan.
Hachisuka was born at the Hachisuka domain residence in Edo, as the eldest son of the 13th daimyo Hachisuka Narihiro (1821–1868). Hachisuka Narihiro was the 22nd child of Shogun Tokugawa Ienari, and was adopted into the Hachisuka clan as the 12th daimyo, Hachisuka Narimasa was childless. Thus, Mochiaki was the grandson of Tokugawa Ienari. However, when his father suddenly died in 1868 and he became heir, Japan was already in the midst of the Boshin War leading to the Meiji Restoration. Quick to see the direction in which the wind was blowing, he pledged loyalty to the Imperial forces, and led his troops against Tokugawa partisans in Mutsu Province. His forces were armed with western rifles and accompanied by British military advisors, giving him a much greater strength than their small numbers might have indicated.
In 1869, with the hanseki hokan (Abolition of the han system), he was appointed Governor of Tokushima Prefecture.
In 1872, Hachisuka went to Great Britain and attended Oxford University. After returning to Japan, he joined the government as Director of the Customs Bureau director in the Ministry of Finance and a member of Sanjiin (legislative advisory council).
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