Uesugi Harunori

Uesugi Harunori
上杉 治憲
Uesugi Harunori
MonarchShōgun
9th Daimyō of Yonezawa Domain
In office
1767–1785
Preceded byUesugi Shigesada
Succeeded byUesugi Haruhiro
Personal details
Born(1751-09-09)September 9, 1751
Edo, Japan
DiedApril 2, 1822(1822-04-02) (aged 70)
Spouse(s)Kō, daughter of Uesugi Shigesada
Parent

Uesugi Harunori (上杉 治憲, September 9, 1751 – April 2, 1822) was the 9th daimyō of Yonezawa Domain in Dewa Province, Japan (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.[1] After retirement, he adopted the , or pen name, Yōzan (鷹山). Today, he is best remembered for his financial reforms, and he is often cited as an example of a good governor of a domain.

  1. ^ Papinot, Edmond. (2003). Nobiliare du japon – Sakai, p. 67; Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon; retrieved 2012-11-7.