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  • Abe Masahiro
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  • was the chief senior councillor (rōjū) in the Japanese government at the time of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry. Against the shogun's wishes, and the wishes of many other government officials, he worked to open Japan to the West, signing the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, and other unequal treaties shortly afterwards.
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term start
  • 1837-01-31
Birth Date
  • 1819-12-03
death place
  • Edo, Japan
Spouse
  • Matsudaira Noriko , a daughter of Matsudaira Yoshinaga
Name
  • Abe Masahiro
Caption
  • Abe Masahiro
Birth Place
  • Edo, Japan
Title
  • 7
term end
  • 1857-08-06
death date
  • 1857-08-06
Successor
  • Abe Masanori
Before
Years
  • 1837
After
Order
Nationality
  • Japanese
Predecessor
  • Abe Masayasu
abstract
  • was the chief senior councillor (rōjū) in the Japanese government at the time of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry. Against the shogun's wishes, and the wishes of many other government officials, he worked to open Japan to the West, signing the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, and other unequal treaties shortly afterwards.