Okutono Domain
Encyclopedia
, was a Japanese domain
of the Edo period
, located in Kamo District and Nukata District
s of Mikawa Province
(part of modern Aichi Prefecture
), and in Saku District
, Shinano Province
, (part of modern Nagano Prefecture
) Japan
. The domain was also known as and later known as and . The ruling family was the Ogyū-Matsudaira clan.
based in northern Mikawa Province, and were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa clan
. Matsudaira Masatsugu was awarded a 6000koku
hatamoto
post within the Tokugawa shogunate
for his services in the Battle of Osaka. His son, Matsudaira Noritsugu, increased to 16,000 koku, and was thus promoted to the ranks of the fudai
daimyō
in 1684.
In 1713, Matsudaira Norizane moved the seat of the domain from mountainous Ogyū (in what is now the northern portion of the city of Toyota
to the more conveniently located Okutono location (in what is now part of the city of Okazaki
. However, the domain suffered greatly due to inclement weather and flooding of the Yasaku River during the Kyōhō
period, which led to crop failure and famine. The problems were repeated during the Great Tenpō Famine of 1832-36, although the domain was able to escape the more severe effects of the famine due to reforms implemented by its lord, Matsudaira Noritoshi.
In the Bakumatsu period, the domain achieved prominence thanks to its last daimyō, Matsudaira Norikata
, who served as a senior councilor in the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate. Another contemporary figure born in Okutono was Nagai Naoyuki
. During Norikata's tenure, the domain seat was moved from Mikawa Province to the Tanokuchi district of Shinano Province (though the holdings remained unchanged), and with the construction of Tatsuoka Castle, the domain also became known as Tatsuoka Domain. The domain was dissolved by the Meiji restoration
in 1871 with the abolition of the han system
.
At the end of the Edo period, Okutono Domain consisted of:
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 Kamo District and Nukata District
Nukata District, Aichi
is a rural district located in central Aichi, Japan. As a result of various consolidations and mergers of municipalities, most of the district was incorporated into the cities of Okazaki and Toyota, and now consists of only the town of Kōta....
s of Mikawa Province
Mikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
(part of modern Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
), and in Saku District
Saku District, Nagano
was a district located in Shinano Province or Nagano Prefecture.The former is estimated to be located at Nagatoro in the city of Saku....
, Shinano Province
Shinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture.Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces...
, (part of modern Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
) 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...
. The domain was also known as and later known as and . The ruling family was the Ogyū-Matsudaira clan.
History
The Ogyū clan was a cadet branch of the Matsudaira clanMatsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
based in northern Mikawa Province, and were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa clan
Tokugawa clan
The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
. Matsudaira Masatsugu was awarded a 6000koku
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...
hatamoto
Hatamoto
A was a samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin. However, in the Edo period, hatamoto were the upper vassals of the Tokugawa...
post within 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...
for his services in the Battle of Osaka. His son, Matsudaira Noritsugu, increased to 16,000 koku, and was thus promoted to the ranks of the 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:...
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...
in 1684.
In 1713, Matsudaira Norizane moved the seat of the domain from mountainous Ogyū (in what is now the northern portion of the city of Toyota
Toyota, Aichi
is a city located in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of Nagoya.Toyota's main plant, the Tsutsumi plant, is located here. The longstanding ties between the Toyota Motor Corporation and the town of Toyota-shi, formerly known as Koromo, gave the town its current...
to the more conveniently located Okutono location (in what is now part of the city of Okazaki
Okazaki, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the city had an estimated population of 373,339 and a population density of 964 persons per km². The total area was 387.24 km².-Geography:...
. However, the domain suffered greatly due to inclement weather and flooding of the Yasaku River during the Kyōhō
Kyoho
was a after Shōtoku and before Gembun. This period spanned the years from July 1716 through April 1736. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:...
period, which led to crop failure and famine. The problems were repeated during the Great Tenpō Famine of 1832-36, although the domain was able to escape the more severe effects of the famine due to reforms implemented by its lord, Matsudaira Noritoshi.
In the Bakumatsu period, the domain achieved prominence thanks to its last daimyō, Matsudaira Norikata
Matsudaira Norikata
Count was the 8th and final daimyō of Okutono in Mikawa Province, and 1st daimyō of Tanoguchi Domain in Shinano Province. He served in the Tokugawa Shogunate in the positions of Rōjū and Wakadoshiyori, and became a leader in the Meiji government following the Meiji restoration as a politician. He...
, who served as a senior councilor in the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate. Another contemporary figure born in Okutono was Nagai Naoyuki
Nagai Naoyuki
, also known as or , was a Japanese samurai and Tokugawa retainer during the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods.-Early life:Nagai Naoyuki, or as he was first known, , was born in the Nukada district of the Okutono Domain by a concubine to . Noritada, while head of a collateral branch of the Tokugawa, was...
. During Norikata's tenure, the domain seat was moved from Mikawa Province to the Tanokuchi district of Shinano Province (though the holdings remained unchanged), and with the construction of Tatsuoka Castle, the domain also became known as Tatsuoka Domain. The domain was dissolved by 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...
in 1871 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...
.
At the end of the Edo period, Okutono Domain consisted of:
- 28 villages in Kamo District, Mikawa Province
- 7 villages in Nukata District, Mikawa Province
- 24 villages in Saku District, Shinano Province
List of daimyō
- Ogyū-Matsudaira clanMatsudaira clanThe was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
(fudaiFudaiwas 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:...
)
As
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | Revenues | Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsudaira Noritsugu ( 松平乗次) | 1684–1687 | Nuidono-no-kami (縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | son of hatamoto Matsudaira Naotsugu |
| 2 | Matsudaira Norinari (松平乗成) | 1687–1703 | Nuidono-no-kami (縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | son of Noritsugu |
| 3 | Matsudaira Norizane ( 松平乗真) | 1703–1711 | Nuidono-no-kami (縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | son of hatamoto Honda Masatane |
As
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | Revenues | Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Matsudaira Norizane ( 松平乗真) | 1711–1716 | Nuidono-no-kami (縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | transfer from Ogyū |
| 4 | Matsudaira Mitsunori (松平盈乗) | 1716–1742 | Nuidono-no-kami (縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | son of Norizane |
| 5 | Matsudaira Noriyasu (松平乗穏) | 1742–1782 | Iwami-no-kami (石見守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | son of Mitsunori |
| 6 | Matsudaira Noritomo (松平乗友) | 1782–1790 | Hyōbu-shō (兵部少輔) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | 2nd son of Noriyasu |
| 7 | Matsudaira Noritada (松平乗尹) | 1790–1802 | Mondo-no-kami (主水正) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | 4th son of Noriyasu |
| 8 | Matsudaira Noriyoshi (松平乗羨) | 1802–1827 | Nuidono-no-kami(縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | 2nd son of Noritomo |
| 9 | Matsudaira Noritoshi (松平乗利) | 1827–1852 | Iwami-no-kami(石見守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | son of Noriyoshi |
| 10 | Matsudaira Norikata (松平乗謨) | 1852–1863 | Nuidono-no-kami (縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | 2nd son of Noritoshi |
As
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | Revenues | Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Matsudaira Norikata (松平乗謨) | 1863–1871 | Nuidono-no-kami (縫殿頭) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 16,000 koku | transfer from Okutono |