Okayama Domain
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The was a Japanese feudal domain 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 modern-day Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

. The domain sided with the Kyoto government 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....

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List of Daimyo

  • Kobayakawa clan
    Kobayakawa clan
    The Kobayakawa clan was a samurai clan of Japan's Sengoku period, whose holdings were in Kyūshū, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. Members of the Kobayakawa family served under the Mōri clan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi...

    , 1600-1602 (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:...

    ; 510,000 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...

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  1. Hideaki
    Kobayakawa Hideaki
    Kobayakawa Hideaki was fifth son of Kinoshita Iesada and the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.He was adopted by Hideyoshi and called himself Hashiba Hidetoshi and Shusen . He was then again adopted by Kobayakawa Takakage and renamed himself Hideaki...


  • Ikeda clan
    Ikeda clan
    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji. In the Edo period, several of the clan's branches were daimyo families, most notably of the Tottori Domain, and Okayama Domain. Takamasa Ikeda, present head of the Okayama Ikeda house is a husband of Atsuko Ikeda, fourth daughter...

    , 1603-1632 (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:...

    /Jun-shinpan
    Shinpan (daimyo)
    The daimyo were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan of the Okutono Domain. The shinpan lords were also known as kamon daimyō  — non-daimyo...

    ; 280,000->380,000->315,000 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...

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  1. Tadatsugu
  2. Tadakatsu

  • Ikeda clan
    Ikeda clan
    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji. In the Edo period, several of the clan's branches were daimyo families, most notably of the Tottori Domain, and Okayama Domain. Takamasa Ikeda, present head of the Okayama Ikeda house is a husband of Atsuko Ikeda, fourth daughter...

    , 1632-1871 (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:...

    ; 315,000 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. Mitsumasa
    Ikeda Mitsumasa
    was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. He was also a Confucian scholar, and was a patron of Kumazawa Banzan, 17th century Confucian scholar.-References: Japanese Wikipedia article on Mitsumasa...

  2. Tsunamasa
    Ikeda Tsunamasa
    was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Okayama Domain.His adopted daughter married the court noble Ichijō Kaneka.-See also:*Koraku-en...

  3. Tsugumasa
  4. Munemasa
  5. Harumasa
  6. Narimasa
  7. Naritoshi
  8. Yoshimasa
  9. Mochimasa
  10. Akimasa
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