Inoue Masaoto

Inoue Masaoto (井上 正巳) (February 10, 1856 – September 14, 1921) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who served as the last lord of the Shimotsuma Domain. His court title was Iyo no kami. Under his leadership, Shimotsuma fought on the side of Aizu during the Boshin War.

Inoue Masaoto
Native name	井上 正巳
Born	(1856-02-10)February 10, 1856
Died	September 14, 1921(1921-09-14) (aged 65)
Allegiance	Shimotsuma Domain
Rank	Daimyō
Battles/wars	Boshin War

Masaoto was created shishaku (viscount) in the Meiji-era kazoku nobility.

References

• "Shimotsuma-han" on Edo 300 HTML (5 June 2008)