Nabeshima Naoyoshi
Nabeshima Naoyoshi | |
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鍋島 直彬 | |
| 13th Daimyō of Kashima | |
| In office 1848–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Nabeshima Naosaga |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished |
| 1st Governor of Okinawa Prefecture | |
| In office April 4, 1879 – May 18, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Post Established |
| Succeeded by | Uesugi Mochinori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30, 1844 Kashima, Hizen, Japan |
| Died | June 13, 1915 (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.