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Akimoto Hirotomo

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Akimoto Hirotomo
Lord of Tatebayashi
In office
1864–1871
Preceded byAkimoto Yukitomo
Succeeded bynone
Personal details
Born(1848-05-16)May 16, 1848
Edo, Japan
DiedJune 13, 1883(1883-06-13) (aged 35)

Akimoto Hirotomo (秋元 礼朝, May 16, 1848 – June 13, 1883) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as the lord of Tatebayashi Domain (Kōzuke Province). Succeeding to family headship in 1864, he ruled the domain during the closing stages of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the chaos of the Boshin War. He and his domain were deeply involved in the events of the war in the north.

In the Meiji era, Hirotomo's family became viscounts (子爵, shishaku) in the new nobility.

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Royal titles
Preceded by Daimyō of Tatebayashi
1864-1871
Succeeded by
none (domain abolished)