Ōseki Masunori

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Ōseki".
Ōseki Masunori
16th Lord of Kurohane
In office
1868–1871
Preceded by Ōseki Masuhiro
Succeeded by none
Personal details
Born January 28, 1849
Died August 9, 1905 (aged 56)
Nationality Japanese

Viscount Ōseki Masunori (大関 増勤, January 28, 1849 August 9, 1905) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as daimyo of the Kurohane Domain (Shimotsuke Province). Succeeded to family headship in 1868, amidst the turmoil of the Boshin War. His domain was involved in the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle.

After a brief period in the 1870s when he studied in the United States, Masunori returned to Japan, and was made a viscount (shishaku 子爵).

He was a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasures.

Preceded by
Ōseki Masuhiro
16th Lord of Kurohane
1868-1871
Succeeded by
none (domain abolished)

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