Uesugi Harunori
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Uesugi Harunori (上杉 治憲; 1751 - 1822) was a Japanese samurai, the 9th head of Yonezawa domain. After retirement, he adopted go, pen name, Youzan (鷹山). Born in Hyuga province, he was adopted by the then head of Yonezawa domain, Uesugi Sigesada, and in 1767 he succeeded Sigesada. Today, he is the best remembered for his financial reforms, and he is often cited as an example of a good governor of a domain.
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