Tanagura Domain

Tanagura Domain (棚倉藩, Tanagura-han) was a fudai feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in southern Mutsu Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Tanagura Castle, located in what is now part of the town of Tanagura in Fukushima Prefecture.

Tanagura Domain
棚倉藩
under Tokugawa shogunate Japan
1603–1871
CapitalTanagura Castle
Area
  Coordinates37°1′46.89″N 140°23′8.29″E
History
  TypeDaimyō
Historical eraEdo period
 Established
1603
 Disestablished
1871
Today part ofpart of Fukushima Prefecture
Site of Tanagura Castle, administrative HQ of Tanagura Domain

History

During the Sengoku period, Tanagura was an outpost of the Satake clan, who built the mountain-top Akadake Castle near what would later become Tanagura Castle. After the Satake were defeated and transferred to Dewa Province by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the area was awarded to Tachibana Muneshige. Following the Siege of Osaka, the domain was awarded to Niwa Nagashige, who was ordered to build a completely new castle by Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada. The Niwa were followed by the Naitō clan, who continued to develop the castle and its surrounding castle town; however, under the Tokugawa shogunate the domain saw frequent changes of daimyō.

During the Bakumatsu period, Matsudaira Yasuhide was transferred to Kawagoe Domain, and Abe Masakiyo was transferred from neighbouring Shirakawa Domain. During the Boshin War, the domain was a member of the pro-Tokugawa Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei, but fell to imperial forces in 1868 after only one day of fighting. In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system, Tanagura Domain briefly became Tanagura Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Fukushima Prefecture. Under the new Meiji government, Abe Masakoto, the final daimyō of Tanagura Domain was given the kazoku peerage title of shishaku (viscount).

Bakumatsu period holdings

As with most domains in the han system, Tanagura Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned kokudaka, based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.[1][2]

List of daimyōs

    #NameTenureCourtesy titleCourt RankkokudakaNotes
    Tachibana clan (tozama) 1603–1620
    1Tachibana Muneshige (立花宗茂)1603–1620Sakon-no-jo (左近将監); Jijū (侍従)Lower 4th (従四位下)10,000→25,500→35,000 kokutransfer to Yanagawa Domain
    Niwa clan (tozama) 1622–1627
    1Niwa Nagashige (丹羽長重)1622–1627Kaga-no-kami (加賀守); Jijū (侍従)3rd (従三位下)50,000 kokutransfer to Shirakawa Domain
    Naitō clan (fudai) 1627–1705
    1Naitō Nobuteru (内藤信照)1627–1665Buzen-no-kami (豊前守)Lower 5th (従五位下)70,000 koku
    2Naitō Nobuyoshi (内藤信良)1665–1674Buzen-no-kami (豊前守)Lower 5th (従五位下)70,000 koku
    3Naitō Kazunobu (内藤弌信)1673–1705Buzen-no-kami (豊前守)Lower 4th (従四位下)70,000 kokutransfer to Tanaka Domain
    Ōta clan (fudai) 1705–1728
    1Ōta Sukeharu (太田資晴)1705–1728Bitchu-no-kami (備中守)Lower 4th (従四位下)50,000 kokutransfer to Tatebayashi Domain
    Matsudaira clan (shinpan) 1728–1746
    1Matsudaira Takechika (松平武元)1728–1746Ukon-no-jo (右近将監); Jijū (侍従)Lower 4th (従四位下)65,000 koku
    Ogasawara clan (fudai) 1746–1817
    1Ogasawara Nagayuki (小笠原長恭)1746–1776Sado-no-kami (佐渡守)Lower 5th (従五位下)65,000 koku
    2Ogasawara Nagataka (小笠原長堯)1776–1812Sado-no-kami (佐渡守)Lower 5th (従五位下)65,000 koku
    3Ogasawara Nagamasa (小笠原長昌)1812–1817Sado-no-kami (佐渡守)Lower 5th (従五位下)65,000 kokutransfer to Karasu Domain
    Inoue clan (fudai) 1817–1836
    1Inoue Masamoto (井上正甫)1817–1820Kawachi-no-kami (河内守)Lower 5th (従五位下)60,000 koku
    2Inoue Masaharu (井上正春)1820–1836Kawachi-no-kami (河内守); Jijū (侍従)Lower 4th (従四位下)60,000 kokutransfer to Tatebayashi Domain
    Matsudaira clan (fudai) 1836–1866
    1Matsudaira Yasutaka (松平康爵)1836–1854Sakon-no-jo (右近将監)Lower 5th (従五位下)60,000 koku
    2Matsudaira Yasukado (松平康圭)1854–1862Suwo-no-kami (周防守)Lower 5th (従五位下)60,000 koku
    3Matsudaira Yasuhiro (松平康泰)1862–1864Suwo-no-kami (周防守)Lower 5th (従五位下)60,000 koku
    4Matsudaira Yasuhide (松平康英)1864–1866Suwo-no-kami (周防守)Lower 5th (従五位下)60,000 kokutransfer to Kawagoe Domain
    Abe clan (fudai) 1868–1871
    1Abe Masakiyo (阿部正静)1866–1868Mimasaka-no-kami (美作守)Lower 5th (従五位下)100,000 -> 60,000 koku
    2Abe Masakoto (阿部正功)1868–1871- none --none -60,000 koku

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    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.
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