Oda Nobutoshi

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3rd Lord of Tendō
Oda Nobutoshi
In office 1868 – 1868
Preceded by	Oda Nobumichi
Succeeded by	Oda Suemaru
5th Lord of Tendō
In office 1869 – 1871
Preceded by	Oda Suemaru
Succeeded by	none

Born	November 19, 1853(1853-11-19) Edo, Japan
Died	June 6, 1901 (aged 47)
Nationality	Japanese

Viscount Oda Nobutoshi (織田信敏, Oda Nobutoshi^? November 19, 1853 - June 6, 1901) was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. He was a direct descendant of the famed Oda Nobunaga, through Nobunaga's son Oda Nobukatsu. As the lord of the Tendō Domain, Nobutoshi was involved in the Boshin War of 1868-1869. He was originally known as Oda Fukunosuke (織田富久之助).

Nobutoshi was born in Edo as the fourth son of Oda Nobumichi, lord of Tendō Domain in Dewa Province. Adopted in mid-1863, he became lord of Tendō in early 1868, following an audience with Emperor Meiji in the spring of that year. The Tendō Domain became embroiled in the conflict in the north, being caught in a difficult position between the forces of the Kyoto government on one hand, and the Shōnai Domain on the other. Nobutoshi resigned in favor of Oda Suemaru, but resumed headship shortly thereafter.

Following the war, Nobutoshi became a member of the new kazoku nobility as a viscount (shishaku).

[edit] References

(Japanese) Japanese Wiki page on Nobutoshi (18 Sept. 2007)
Sasaki Suguru (2002). Boshin sensō: haisha no Meiji ishin. Tokyo: Chuōkōron-shinsha.

Oda Nobutoshi Oda clan Born: 1853 Died: 6 June 1901
Preceded by Oda Nobumichi	3rd Lord of Tendō 1868	Succeeded by Oda Suemaru
Preceded by Oda Suemaru	5th Lord of Tendō 1869-1871	Succeeded by none (domain abolished)
Preceded by Oda Nobumichi	11th Oda family head (desc. from Nobukatsu) 1868	Succeeded by Oda Suemaru
Preceded by Oda Suemaru	13th Oda family head (desc. from Nobukatsu) 1868-1901	Succeeded by Oda Nobutsune