Buzen Province
Buzen Province (豊前国, Bunzen-no kuni) was a
History
Early history
During the
The kokufu of Buzen was located in Toyotsu, now part of Miyako, Fukuoka, and its ruins have been located and are now a National Historic Site. The Buzen Kokubun-ji was also located in the same area. The of ichinomiya of Buzen Province is Usa Jingū, commonly known as "Usa Hachimangū", located in Usa.
Edo Period and early modern period
Buzen was largely dominated by Kokura Domain, ruled by the Ogasawara clan under the Tokugawa shogunate, with a smaller area under the rule of Nakatsu Domain.
Name | Clan | Type | kokudaka | Notes |
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Kokura | Ogasawara | Fudai | 150,000 koku | renamed Kawara Domain in 1869; Toyotsu Domain in 1850 |
Nakatsu | Okudaira | Fudai | 100,000 koku | |
Kokura Shinden | Ogasawara | Fudai | 10,000 koku | Renamed Chizuka Domain in 1869 |
During the Boshin War, Kokura Castle was occupied by the forces of Chōshū Domain, and the seat of Kokura Domain was transferred to Kawara Domain (香春藩). It was renamed Toyotsu Domain (豊津藩) in 1870. In 1869, Kokura Shinden Domain was renamed Chizuka Domain (千束藩). The previous year, hatamoto territory in the province was transferred to Hita Prefecture, followed by Usa Jingu territory and Chōshū Domain in 1869. On the other hand, former tenryō in Shimoge District and Usa District became part of Tsushima Izuhara Domain (千束藩) in January 1870. With the abolition of the han system in August 1871, the former domains became Toyotsu, Senzoku, Nakatsu, and Izuhara prefectures, which were merged at the end of the year to form Kokura Prefecture. In April 1876, Kokura Prefecture was incorporated into Fukuoka Prefecture, but in August of the same year, the two southernmost districts (Usa District and Shimoge District) of former Buzen Province were transferred to Ōita Prefecture.[2] The name "Buzen" continued to persist for some purposes. For example, Buzen is explicitly recognized in the 1894 treaties with the United States and the United Kingdom.[3]
Per the early
District | kokudaka | villages | Controlled by | Notes |
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Usa District (宇佐郡) | 77,483 koku | 241 villages | Tenryō , Nakatsu, Shimabara, Usa Jingū |
dissolved |
Shimoge (下毛郡) | 47,593 koku | 98 villages | Tenryō, Nakatsu | dissolved |
Kiku (企救郡) | 45,797 koku | 110 villages | Kokura | |
Tagawa (田川郡) | 54,752 koku | 64 villages | Kokura | |
Miyako (京都郡) | 34,617 koku | 71 villages | Kokura | absorbed Nakatsu District on February 26, 1896 |
Nakatsu (仲津郡) | 42,586 koku | 76 villages | Kokura | merged into Miyako District on February 26, 1896 |
Tsuiki (築城郡) | 23,033 koku | 41 villages | Kokura | merged with Kōge to become Chikujō District on February 26, 1896 |
Kōge (上毛郡) | 38,074 koku | 75 villages | Kokura. Nakatsu | merged with Tsuiki to become Chikujō District on February 26, 1896 |
Gallery
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Usa Jingu, the ichinomiya of the province
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Buzen Kokubun-ji
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Kokura Castle
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Ogasawara Tadanobu, final daimyō of Kokura Domain
Notes
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- ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ^ US Department of State. (1906). A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements (John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.
References
- OCLC 58053128
- Papinot, Edmond. (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. OCLC 77691250
- (in Japanese) Kōzuke on "Edo 300 HTML"
External links
Media related to Buzen Province at Wikimedia Commons