Matsushiro Domain
| Matsushiro Domain (1616–1871)松代藩 Kawanakajima Domain (1600–1610)川中島藩 | |
|---|---|
| under Tokugawa shogunate Japan | |
| 1600–1610 1616–1618 1619–1871 | |
| Capital | Matsushiro Castle |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 36°33′58″N 138°11′46″E / 36.566°N 138.196°E |
| • Type | Daimyō |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1600 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | part of Nagano Prefecture |
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Matsushiro Domain (松代藩, Matsushiro-han) was a
Nagano in Nagano Prefecture.[1]
History
Kawanakajima in northern Shinano Province was the site of numerous battles in the Sengoku period between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. After the start of the Tokugawa shogunate, this area was awarded as a domain to Mori Tadamasa for his efforts in the Battle of Sekigahara by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The marked the start of the 137,000 koku Kawanakajima Domain. Mori was transferred three years later to Tsuyama Domain in Mimasaka Province in 1603. The domain was then awarded in 1610 to Matsudaira Tadateru, the 6th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu; however, he was dispossessed in 1606 and the domain was suppressed.
In 1616,
Shonai Domain in Dewa Province
in 1622.
The
Meiji restoration
.
The domain was later reduced to 100,000 koku when
Edo Bay against the return of Perry's "blackships". The Bakumatsu period reformer Sakuma Shōzan was a samurai from Matsushiro domain, and many of the domain's samurai
supported his efforts toward modernization of the domain's military.
During the
Meiji government, Sanada Yukimoto, the last daimyo of Matsushiro Domain was given the kazoku peerage title of shishaku (viscount
), and was later elevated to hakushaku (count).
Bakumatsu period holdings
As with most domains in the
- Shinano Province
- 102 villages in Minochi District
- 26 villages in Hanishina District
- 117 villages in Sarashina District
List of daimyō
As Kawanakajima Domain
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tozama) 1600-1603 [4]
| ||||||
| 1 | Mori Tadamasa (森忠政) | 1600-1603 | Ukon-no-taifu (右近大夫); Jijū (侍従) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 137,000 koku | transfer to Tsuyama Domain |
 Matsudaira clan (shinpan) 1603-1610
| ||||||
| 1 | Matsudaira Tadateru (松平忠輝) | 1603-1610 | Sakon-shosho (左近衛少将) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 140,000 koku | transfer to Takada Domain |
As Matsushiro Domain
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsudaira clan (shinpan) 1616-1618 [5]
| ||||||
| 1 | Matsudaira Tadamasa (松平忠昌) | 1616-1618 | Iyo-no-kami (伊予守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 120,000 koku | Transfer to Takada Domain |
fudai) 1619-1622 [6]
| ||||||
| 1 | Sakai Tadakatsu (酒井忠勝) | 1619-1622 | Iyo-no-kami (宮内大輔) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000 koku | Transfer to Shōnai Domain |
tozama) 1622-1871 [7]
| ||||||
| 1 | Sanada Nobuyuki (真田信之) | 1622-1656 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 135,000->100,000 koku | transfer from Ueda Domain |
| 2 | Sanada Nobumasa (真田信政) | 1656-1658 | Naiki (内記) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 3 | Sanada Yukimichi (真田幸道) | 1658-1727 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 4 | Sanada Nobuhiro (真田信弘) | 1727-1736 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 5 | Sanada Nobuyasu (真田信安) | 1737-1752 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 6 | Sanada Yukihiro (真田幸弘) | 1752-1798 | Ukyō-no-daifu (右京大夫) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 7 | Sanada Yukitaka (真田幸専) | 1798-1823 | Danjō-daisuke (弾正大弼) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 8 | Sanada Yukitsura (真田幸貫) | 1823-1852 | Ukyō-no-daifu (右京大夫) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 9 | Sanada Yukinori (真田幸教) | 1852-1866 | Ukyō-no-daifu (右京大夫) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000 koku | |
| 10 | Sanada Yukimoto (真田幸民) | 1866-1871 | Shinano-no-kami (信濃守) | 2nd Rank (従二位) | 100,000 koku | |
See also
List of Han
References
- The content of this article was largely derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.
- Papinot, E (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.
External links
- "Matsushiro" Domain on "Edo 300 HTML" (in Japanese)
Notes
- ^ "Shinano Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-6-25.
- ^ Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser. (1987). The Bakufu in Japanese History, p. 150.
- ^ Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century, p. 18.
- Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Minagawa" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 36; retrieved 2013-6-24.
- ^ Papinot, (2003). "Matsudaira (Echizen-ke)" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 30; retrieved 2013-6-24.
- ^ Papinot, (2003). "Sakai" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 50; retrieved 2013-6-24.
- Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Sanada" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 52; retrieved 2013-6-25.
