Komatsu Kiyokado

Komatsu Kiyokado (小松 清廉, December 3, 1835 – August 16, 1870) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Shimazu clan of Satsuma, and went on to become a government official of the early Meiji period.

Appointed karō in 1862, he held high office in the Satsuma domain until its dissolution in 1871.

[2] Komatsu Tatewaki was born the third son of Kimotsuki Kaneyoshi of Kiire (5500 koku) who were high-ranking Satsuma retainers.

In the first few years of the Meiji era, Komatsu served as an official in the Imperial government.

The Komatsu family shrine is located in the city of Hiyoki, known in modern-day as the Kagoshima Prefecture.