Tokugawa Yoshiyori
1828–1876 (age 48)
Biography
Tokugawa Yoshiyori was a samurai of the Edo period who lived during a transformative era in Japanese history. He served with distinction during the final decades of the shogunate, witnessing the dramatic changes that would reshape the nation.
His life spanned the transition from the traditional samurai order to the modern Meiji era. Yoshiyori's legacy reflects the values and struggles of the samurai class during this pivotal period of Japanese history.