Nabeshima Naoyoshi

Nabeshima Naoyoshi
鍋島 直彬
13th Daimyō of Kashima
In office
1848–1871
Preceded byNabeshima Naosaga
Succeeded byPost Abolished
1st Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
In office
April 4, 1879  May 18, 1881
Preceded byPost Established
Succeeded byUesugi Mochinori
Personal details
Born(1844-01-30)January 30, 1844
Kashima, Hizen, Japan
DiedJune 13, 1915(1915-06-13) (aged 71)
Kashima, Japan

Viscount Nabeshima Naoyoshi (鍋島 直彬, January 30, 1844 June 13, 1915) was the 13th and final daimyō of Kashima Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan (modern-day Saga Prefecture). Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy title was Bizen no Kami. He became a politician in the Meiji era, and served as the first governor of Okinawa Prefecture.