Yashima Domain
| Yashima Domain 矢島藩 | |
|---|---|
| under Tokugawa shogunate Japan | |
| 1640–1658 1868–1871 | |
| Capital | Yashima jin'ya |
| • Type | Daimyō |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1640 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | part of Akita Prefecture |
Yashima Domain (矢島藩, Yashima-han) was a
Yurihonjō, Akita
.
History
The
daimyō clan, and was reduced to the ranks of the hatamoto
.
Forced to reside in Edo, the Ikoma administered their territory as absentee landlords through local administrator; however, the high taxation and tyranny of the administrators led to repeated peasant uprisings and eventually a direct appeal by the peasants to the government, especially in 1677. In 1780, shōgun Tokugawa Ieharu allowed the head of the clan to visit his holdings under the sankin-kōtai system.
During the
Meiji government rewarded the Ikoma for their quick defection from the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei in 1868 with an increase in revenues to 15,200 koku, restoring the clan to the ranks of the daimyo after 250 years. The new Yashima Domain was rewarded a further 1,000 koku in 1869, with control of 47 villages in what became Yuri District, Akita
.
However, with the abolition of the han system in July 1871, Yashima Domain was absorbed into Akita Prefecture. In 1884, the adopted son of the final daimyo was granted the title of baron (danshaku) in the kazoku peerage.
List of daimyōs
Ikoma clan (tozama) 1640–1658; 1868–1871
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ikoma Takatoshi (生駒高俊) | 1640–1658 | Sanuki-no-kami (讃岐の上) | Lower 4th (従四位下) | 10,000 koku |
| 2 | Ikoma Chikayuki (生駒親敬) | 1868–1871 | Sanuki-no-kami (讃岐の上) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 15,200 → 16,200 koku |
Further reading
- Papinot, E (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.
- Sasaki Suguru (2004). Boshin Sensō 戊辰戦争. Tokyo: Chuokōron-shinsha.