Suwa Domain

Coordinates: 36°2′23.25″N 138°6′43.27″E / 36.0397917°N 138.1120194°E / 36.0397917; 138.1120194
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Suwa Domain
諏訪藩
under Tokugawa shogunate Japan
1590–1871
CapitalTakashima Castle
Area
 • Coordinates36°2′23.25″N 138°6′43.27″E / 36.0397917°N 138.1120194°E / 36.0397917; 138.1120194
 • Type
Daimyō
Historical eraEdo period
• Established
1590
• Disestablished
1871
Today part ofpart of Nagano Prefecture
Takashima Castle, administrative centre of Suwa Domain

Suwa Domain (諏訪藩, Suwa-han) was a

Honshū. The domain was centered at Takashima Castle, located in what is now part of the town of Suwa in Nagano Prefecture.[1]
It was also known as Takashima Domain (高島藩, Takashima-han).


History

The

Meiji restoration
.

During the

Meiji government, Suwa Tadamasa, the next-to-last daimyō of Suwa Domain was given the kazoku peerage title of shishaku (viscount
).

Bakumatsu period holdings

As with most domains in the

cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.[2][3]

List of daimyō

# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka Notes
tozama) 1590-1601 [4]
0 Hineno Takayoshi (日根野高吉) 1590-1600 Oribe-no-tsukasa (織部正) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 27,000 koku pre-Tokugawa
1 Hineno Yoshiaki (日根野吉明) 1600-1601 Oribe-no-tsukasa (織部正) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 27,000 koku transfer to Mibu Domain
fudai) 1601-1871 [5]
1
Suwa Yorimizu
(諏訪頼水)		 1601-1640 Inaba-no-kami (因幡守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 27,000 koku transfer from Sōja Domain
2
Suwa Tadatsune
(諏訪忠恒)		 1640-1657 Izumo-no-kami (出雲守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下)) 27,000 -> 32,000 koku
3
Suwa Tadaharu
(諏訪忠晴)		 1657-1695 Inaba-no-kami (因幡守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下)) 32,000 -> 30,000 koku
4
Suwa Tadatora
(諏訪忠虎)		 1695-1731 Aki-no-kami (安芸守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 30,000 koku
5
Suwa Tadatoki
(諏訪忠林)		 1731-1763 Inaba-no-kami (因幡守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 30,000 koku
6
Suwa Tadaatsu
(諏訪忠厚)		 1763-1781 Aki-no-kami (安芸守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下)) 30,000 koku
7
Suwa Tadakata
(諏訪忠粛)		 1781-1816 Ise-no-kami (伊勢守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 30,000 koku
8
Suwa Tadamichi
(諏訪忠恕)		 1816-1840 Ise-no-kami (伊勢守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下)) 30,000 koku
9 Suwa Tadamasa (諏訪忠誠) 1840-1868 Inaba-no-kami (因幡守) Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) 30,000 koku
10
Suwa Tadaaya
(諏訪忠礼)		 1868-1871 Ise-no-kami (伊勢守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 30,000 koku Domainal governor

Suwa Yorimizu

Suwa Yorimizu (諏訪頼水, January 18, 1571 – February 23, 1642) was an early

Suwa Tadatsune was sent to the front lines to command the Suwa forces in his place. Despite his lack of accomplishments in battle, he was highly regarded by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, and was entrusted by the shogunate as jailor to the disgraced Matsudaira Tadateru. He retired in 1640 and died the following year at the age of 72. Although noted as an enlightened ruler who restored waste land and opened considerable new rice lands and who improved the lot of his peasants, Yorimizu also had a rougher side. When a criminal took refuge in the Suwa clan temple of Himei-ji, the monks refused to surrender him to secular authorities, citing the special privileges of the clergy. An enraged Yorimizu ordered that the temple be burned down and cut off the heads of the criminal and the offending monks. He built Raigaku-ji as a new clan temple in 1631 in what is now the city of Chino, Nagano. Yorimizu was married to a daughter of Honda Yasushige of Okazaki Domain.[6]

Suwa Tadatsune

Suwa Tadatsune (諏訪忠恒, May 13, 1595 – November 4, 1657) was the 2nd daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadatsune was the eldest son of

genpuku ceremony, giving him a sword and the kanji for "Tada" in his name. he was initially named "Tadayori" (忠頼), but changed his name to Tadanobu (忠澄) and later to Tadatsune. During the Siege of Osaka he led Suwa forces into battle under the overall command of Sakakibara Yasukatsu, and was at the Battle of Yao and Battle of Tennōji. as a reward for his services in combat, he received 5000 koku in Chikuma District, Shinano. He became daimyō on the retirement of his father in 1640, and continued his father's policies of developing new rice lands. He ruled to his death in 1657. He was married to a daughter of Inaba Norimichi of Usuki Domain.[6]

Suwa Tadaharu

Suwa Tadaharu (諏訪忠晴, September 18, 1639 – April 14, 1695) was the 3rd daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadaharu was the eldest son of

Kano school and noted for his literary efforts. He held a number of minor positions within the Shogunal administration. He ruled to his death in 1695 at the age of 57. He was married to a daughter of Naitō Tadaoki of Iwakitaira Domain.[6]

Suwa Tadatora

Suwa Tadatora (諏訪忠虎, April 22, 1666 – August 4, 1731) was the 4th daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadatora was the third son of

Shōgun Tokugawa Ietsuna personally acted as his tutor. He became daimyō on the death of his father in 1695. However, his tenure was marred by the destruction of the clan's Edo residence in the 1703 Genroku earthquake, the rebuilding of which plunged they domain into debt. He died in 1731 at the age of 69. He was married to a daughter of Matsudaira Masakatsu of the short-lived Matsuoka Domain in Echigo.[6]

Suwa Tadatoki

Suwa Tadatoki (諏訪忠林, September 22, 1703 – June 20, 1770) was the 5th daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadatoki was the son of Suwa Yoriatsu, a

Suwa Tadatora shortly before the latter's death and was adopted as heir, as the only son of Takatora had pre-deceased his father. He became daimyō on Tadatora's death in 1731. Although noted for his scholarship and poetry, he was in poor health and left much of the domain's administration to his retainers. He retired in 1763 and died in 1770 at the age of 68. [6]

Suwa Tadaatsu

Suwa Tadaatsu (諏訪忠厚, November 12, 1746 – July 25, 1812) was the 6th daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadaatsu was the fourth son of

Suwa Tadatoki, and became daimyō on Tadatoki's retirement in 1763. He attempted to reform the domain's finances, but only succeeded in splitting his senior retainers into pro-reform and anti-reform factions. This resulted in an O-Ie Sōdō which further paralyzed the domain administration. Tadakatsu was forced into retirement in 1781, and several members of the pro-reform faction were forced to commit seppuku the following year. Tadaatsu died in 1812 at the age of 67. He was married to a daughter of Abe Masayoshi of Fukuyama Domain.[6]

Suwa Tadakata

Suwa Tadakata (諏訪忠粛, May 19, 1768 – August 14, 1822) was the 7th daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadakata was the eldest son of

Suwa Tadaatsu, and became daimyō on his father's forced retirement in 1781. He continued the domain's time-honored policies of opening new rice lands, accurate surveying, and promoted the production of carpentry tools as a clan monopoly. In 1803, he opened a han school to teach rangaku western sciences, and invited a doctor trained in western medicine from Nagasaki. Tadakata retired in 1816 and died in 1822 at the age of 55. He was married to a daughter of Matsudaira Norisada of Nishio Domain.[6]

Suwa Tadamichi

Suwa Tadamichi (諏訪忠恕, November 26, 1800 – May 21, 1851) was the 8th daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadakata was the eldest son of

Suwa Tadakata, and became daimyō on his father's retirement in 1816. He continued his father's policies, but also encouraged sericulture and increasing irrigation canals from Lake Suwa. However, his tenure was beset by disasters, including crop failures and the loss of the clan's Edo residence due to fire. In 1824, the domain had the only peasant uprising in its history. He retired in 1840 and died in 1851 at the age of 52. He was married to a daughter of Matsudaira Sadanobu of Shirakawa Domain.[6]

Suwa Tadamasa

Main article: Suwa Tadamasa

Suwa Tadamasa (諏訪忠誠, June 7, 1821 – February 19, 1898) was the 9th daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. [6]

Suwa Tadaaya

Suwa Tadaaya (諏訪忠礼, February 20, 1853 – October 10, 1878) was the 10th (and final) daimyō of Suwa and hereditary chieftain of the Suwa clan. Tadaaya was the younger son of

Meiji government in 1869. Following the abolition of the han system in 1871, he relocated to Tokyo, where he died in 1878 at the age of 26. The clan chieftainship reverted to Suwa Tadamasa.[6]

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

Notes

  1. ^ "Takashima Castle" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-7-2.
  2. ^ Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser. (1987). The Bakufu in Japanese History, p. 150.
  3. ^ Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century, p. 18.
  4. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Hineno" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 9
    ; retrieved 2013-7-2.
  5. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Suwa" at Nobiliare du Japon, p. 57
    ; retrieved 2013-7-2.
  6. ^
    ISBN 4404025246
    .
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