The was a Japanese 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 the 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....

, located in Echigo Province

Echigo Province

was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Echizen and Etchū Provinces. Today the area is part of Niigata Prefecture, which also includes the island which was the old Sado Province. This province was the northernmost part of the...

 (with its castle in modern-day Nagaoka, Niigata

Nagaoka, Niigata

is a city located in the central part of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture, behind the capital city of Niigata...

). It was ruled by the Makino clan

Makino clan

The are a daimyō branch of the samurai Minamoto clan in Edo period Japan.In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.-Makino clan branches:The...

 for most of its history. It was also the center of some of the fiercest fighting of 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....

, during the summer of 1868. Nagaoka joined the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei

Ouetsu Reppan Domei

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 during the war, and fought against the imperial army. Kawai Tsugunosuke

Kawai Tsugunosuke

was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Makino clan of Nagaoka. Kawai was a senior military commander of Nagaoka forces during the Boshin War of 1868-1869. He escaped to nearby Aizu after his domain's fall; however, he contracted gangrene from an untreated leg wound, and died...

 and Yamamoto Tatewaki

Yamamoto Tatewaki

' was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Makino clan of Nagaoka. Also known by his formal name, . Yamamoto served as a senior commander of Nagaoka forces during the Boshin War...

 were two senior Nagaoka commanders during the war.

Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku was the son of a Nagaoka samurai.

List of lords

• Hori clan, 1616-1618 (Tozama
  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:...
  
  ; 80,000 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...
  
  )

1. Naoyori

• Makino clan
  Makino clan
  The are a daimyō branch of the samurai Minamoto clan in Edo period Japan.In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.-Makino clan branches:The...
  
  , 1618-1870 (Fudai
  Fudai
  was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
  
  ; 74,000 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...
  
  )

1. Tadanari
2. Tadanari
3. Tazdatoki
4. Tadakazu
5. Tadachika
6. Tadataka
7. Tadatoshi
8. Tadahiro
   Makino Tadahiro
   was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, the 8th hereditary daimyō of Nagaoka Domain.The Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyo clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.-Makino clan branches:The...
   
   
9. Tadakiyo
   Makino Tadakiyo
   was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period.The Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans....
   
   
10. Tadamasa
    Makino Tadamasa
    was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period.The Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.-Makino clan genealogy:...
    
    
11. Tadayuki
    Makino Tadayuki
    was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period.The Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.-Makino clan genealogy:...
    
    
12. Tadakuni
    Makino Tadakuni
    was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Nagaoka Domain. Born the son of Matsudaira Munehide, he was adopted as heir by Makino Tadayuki....
    
    
13. Tadakatsu
    Makino Tadakatsu
    was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. He was the last daimyo of the Nagaoka Domain....
    
    

External links

• National Archives of Japan ... Nagaoka Castle (1644)