Hasunoike Domain
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was a tozama
feudal domain
of Edo period
Japan
, located in Hizen Province
, Kyūshū
. Its territory extended over Kanzaki
, Kishima
and Fujitsu
districts and portions of Matsuura, Saga
districts: an area roughly equivalent to modern-day area of Hasunoike district of Saga city
in Saga Prefecture
, Kyūshū
.
, founded for Nabeshima Naozumi
, the fifth son of the first daimyō
of Saga Domain
, Nabeshima Katsushige
. Naozumi was assigned holdings of 52,000 koku
. The headquarters of the domain were within the san-no-maru (third bailey
) of Saga Castle
; later a separate structure, a jin'ya
in the Hasunoike district of Saga city
was erected.
Hasunoike initially had sankin kōtai
and was treated as if an independent domain. However, in 1730, it petitioned the Tokugawa Shogunate
to be permitted to stop making the expensive trips to Edo
, and was consequently was allowed to attend as part of the retinue of Saga Domain.
During the unsettled Bakumatsu period, the 9th (and last) daimyō of Hasunoike, Nabeshima Naotada
was he was ordered the Tokugawa Shogunate to take responsibility of the defenses of the Nagasaki area against possible incursions by foreign ships, and was forced to raise and train troops, and build coastal defense fortifications in 1854. This greatly strained the already precarious finances of the domain, which could only be resolved by placing the domain into great debt. In 1864, Naotada dispatched troops to Kyoto
to assist the Tokugawa forces in keeping public order. However, during the Boshin War
of the Meiji Restoration
, he switched sides to the Satchō Alliance
and dispatched Hasunoike’s forces under the command of his younger brother, against the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
and Tokugawa remnants at Akita
in support of Emperor Meiji
With the abolition of the han system
in 1871, Hasunoike Domain briefly became "Hasunoike Prefecture" before it was merged into the new Saga Prefecture
.
In 1884, Naotada and his heirs were granted the title of viscount
(shishaku) under the kazoku
peerage system.
Tozama
A ' was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period.-Edo period:...
feudal domain
Han (Japan)
The or domain was the name of the estate belonging to a warrior in Japan after the 17th century. The fiefs of the daimyos of the samurai class of Japan during the Edo period were called han.-Edo period:...
of Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, located in Hizen Province
Hizen Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Saga and Nagasaki prefectures. It was sometimes called , with Higo Province. Hizen bordered on the provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo. The province was included in Saikaidō...
, Kyūshū
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
. Its territory extended over Kanzaki
Kanzaki District, Saga
is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2009 the district has an estimated population of 16,308 and a density of 371 persons per km²...
, Kishima
Kishima District, Saga
is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 45,085 and a density of 318 persons per km²...
and Fujitsu
Fujitsu District, Saga
is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 10,075 and a density of 136 persons per km²...
districts and portions of Matsuura, Saga
Saga District, Saga
was a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The district was dissolved on October 1, 2007 and is now within the city of Saga.It consisted of three towns, including Higashiyoka, Kawasoe and Kubota.-Timeline:*April 1, 1889...
districts: an area roughly equivalent to modern-day area of Hasunoike district of Saga city
Saga, Saga
is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and largest city of former Hizen Province....
in Saga Prefecture
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
, Kyūshū
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
.
History
Hasunoike Domain was originally a sub-domain of the Saga DomainSaga Domain
Saga Domain was a han, or feudal domain, in Tokugawa period Japan. Largely contiguous with Hizen Province on Kyūshū, the domain was governed from Saga Castle in the capital city of Saga by the Nabeshima clan of tozama daimyō...
, founded for Nabeshima Naozumi
Nabeshima Naozumi
was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period, who ruled the Hasunoike Domain in Hizen Province . He was the son of Nabeshima Katsushige, and was a viable candidate for succession to the lordship of the Saga Domain upon the death of his brother Tadanao ; however, this plan was unsuccessful...
, the fifth son of the first daimyō
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of Saga Domain
Saga Domain
Saga Domain was a han, or feudal domain, in Tokugawa period Japan. Largely contiguous with Hizen Province on Kyūshū, the domain was governed from Saga Castle in the capital city of Saga by the Nabeshima clan of tozama daimyō...
, Nabeshima Katsushige
Nabeshima Katsushige
' was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. Born to Nabeshima Naoshige, he became lord of Saga-han.-Biography:...
. Naozumi was assigned holdings of 52,000 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
. The headquarters of the domain were within the san-no-maru (third bailey
Motte-and-bailey
A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
) of Saga Castle
Saga Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hiraijirō, a castle built on a plains rather than a hill or mountain, and is surrounded by a wall rather than being built above a stone base. Saga castle was home to the Nabeshima clan, daimyō of Saga Domain...
; later a separate structure, a jin'ya
Jin'ya
During the Edo period of Japanese history, a was the administrative headquarters of a small domain or parcel of land held by the Tokugawa shogunate, as well as the residence of the head of the administration, and the associated grain storehouse. While larger domains had castles, certain smaller...
in the Hasunoike district of Saga city
Saga, Saga
is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and largest city of former Hizen Province....
was erected.
Hasunoike initially had sankin kōtai
Sankin kotai
was a policy of the shogunate during most of the Edo period of Japanese history. The purpose was to control the daimyo. In adopting the policy, the shogunate was continuing and refining similar policies of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In 1635, a law required sankin kōtai, which was already an established...
and was treated as if an independent domain. However, in 1730, it petitioned the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
to be permitted to stop making the expensive trips to Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
, and was consequently was allowed to attend as part of the retinue of Saga Domain.
During the unsettled Bakumatsu period, the 9th (and last) daimyō of Hasunoike, Nabeshima Naotada
Nabeshima Naotada
Viscount was the 9th and final daimyō of Hasunoike Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan . Before the Meiji Restoration, his courtesy titles were title of Kai no Kami and junior 5th, lower grade court rank .-Biography:Naotada was the eldest son of Nabeshima Naotomo, the 8th daimyō of Hasunoike...
was he was ordered the Tokugawa Shogunate to take responsibility of the defenses of the Nagasaki area against possible incursions by foreign ships, and was forced to raise and train troops, and build coastal defense fortifications in 1854. This greatly strained the already precarious finances of the domain, which could only be resolved by placing the domain into great debt. In 1864, Naotada dispatched troops to Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
to assist the Tokugawa forces in keeping public order. However, during the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
of the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
, he switched sides to the Satchō Alliance
Satcho Alliance
The ', or Satchō Alliance was a military alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū formed in 1866 to combine their efforts to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan....
and dispatched Hasunoike’s forces under the command of his younger brother, against the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
Ouetsu Reppan Domei
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and Tokugawa remnants at Akita
Akita, Akita
is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of...
in support of Emperor Meiji
Emperor Meiji
The or was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 3 February 1867 until his death...
With the abolition of the han system
Abolition of the han system
The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...
in 1871, Hasunoike Domain briefly became "Hasunoike Prefecture" before it was merged into the new Saga Prefecture
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
.
In 1884, Naotada and his heirs were granted the title of viscount
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
(shishaku) under the kazoku
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
peerage system.
List of daimyo
- Nabeshima clanNabeshima clanThe Nabeshima clan was a prominent Japanese samurai clan of Kyūshū which controlled Saga Domain from the late Sengoku period through the Edo period.The Nabeshima clan was a cadet branch of the Shōni clan and was descended from the Fujiwara clan...
(TozamaTozamaA ' was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period.-Edo period:...
)
| Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | Revenue | |
| 1 | 1642-1665 | Kai-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 2 | 1665-1708 | Settsu-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 3 | 1708-1717 | Kai-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 4 | 1717-1749 | Settsu-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 5 | 1750-1757 | Kai-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 6 | 1757-1773 | Settsu-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 7 | 1774-1816 | Kai-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 8 | 1816-1845 | Settsu-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |
| 9 | 1845-1871 | Kai-no-kami | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 52,000 koku | |