Sō Yoshiyori

Sō Yoshiyori (宗 義和, September 4, 1818 – August 13, 1890) was a Sō clan daimyō (feudal lord) of the island domain of Tsushima at the end of Japan's Edo period.

Sō Tsushima-no-kami was a senior member of the Imperial Commission which was delegated the responsibility of meeting with Commodore Perry and his men on March 8, 1854.

He sat next to Daigaku-no-kami Hayashi Akira in the conference meeting.

In the context of this unique negotiation with the Americans, Yoshinori's rank was considered secondary only to Hayashi.

Perry construed his counterparts as an Imperial Commission consisting of five Commissioners with supporting staff and military support:

Sō Yoshiyori
One mon of the Sō clan, derived from one belonging to the Taira clan