Uramatsu Yasumitsu (裏松恭光)

Yasumitsu URAMATSU (July 31, 1800 - March 17, 1872) was a court noble in the end of the Edo period. He was a son of Mitsuyo URAMATSU and adopted by Akimitsu URAMATSU.

He was born in Kyoto. He worked in the inner court in 1806 and then served as Kurodo (Chamberlain) in 1832. He was promoted to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) in 1851 and then Sangi (Royal Advisors) in 1855. He was appointed to giso (position to report congress decision to the emperor) in 1857 and was involved with the issue of the imperial grant for concluding a treaty in the following year. He became Chunagon (Middle Counselor) in 1859, but resigned the post in 1860. He was appointed to Dainagon (Major Counselor) in 1867.

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