Tateyama Domain
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was a Japanese domain
of the Edo period
, located in Awa Province
(modern-day Chiba Prefecture
), Japan
. It was centered on Tateyama Castle
in what is now the city of Tateyama, Chiba
.
was controlled by the powerful Satomi clan
during the Sengoku period
. The Satomi fought numerous battles with the Late Hōjō clan
of Odawara
for control of the Kantō region
. In 1580, Satomi Yoriyoshi built Tateyama Castle
in southern Awa Province
to guard the southern portion of his territories and increase his control over the entrance to Edo Bay
. The castle of rebuilt by his son, Satomi Yoshiyasu in 1588.
Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590, the Kantō region by was assigned to Tokugawa Ieyasu
, who confirmed the Satomi as daimyō
of Awa and Kazusa Province
s, with revenues of 92,000 koku
. Following the Battle of Sekigahara
, Satomi Yoshiyasu also gained control of Kashima District in Hitachi Province
, which increased his holdings to 122,000 koku. After his death in 1603, the domain was inherited by his son, Satomi Tadayoshi
. However, Tadayoshi was related by marriage to Ōkubo Tadachika
, and was implicated in the Ōkubo Nagayasu Incident of 1614, which the Tokugawa shogunate
used as excuse to abolish Tateyama Domain.
On September 18, 1781, Shogun
Tokugawa Ieharu
, at the recommendation of his senior councilor Tanuma Okitsugu
granted a 3000 koku holding in southern Awa Province to his page
Inaba Masaaki
, which, when added to his existing 2000 koku in Awa, and 5000 koku in Kazusa and Hitachi provinces, raised him to the status of a daimyō. He rebuilt Tateyama Castle, and his descendents ruled over the revived Tateyama Domain until the Meiji Restoration
.
During the Bakumatsu period, Inaba Masami
served in several important posts within the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate. However, with the Boshin War
, he went into retirement, and his successor Inaba Masayoshi
, pledged loyalty to the new Meiji government. However, in response, the Tokugawa navy, under Enomoto Takeaki
invaded Tateyama, and used it as a base to attack Satchō Alliance
forces in Kazusa Province. After the end of the conflict, with the abolition of the han system
in July 1871, Tateyama Domain became “Tateyama Prefecture”, which merged with the short lived “Kisarazu Prefecture” in November 1871, which later became part of Chiba Prefecture.
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 Awa Province
Awa Province
Awa Province may refer to:* Awa Province in modern-day Chiba Prefecture* Awa Province in modern-day Tokushima Prefecture...
(modern-day Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
), 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...
. It was centered on Tateyama Castle
Tateyama Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Tateyama, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Inaba clan, daimyō of Tateyama Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with the former rulers of Awa Province, the Satomi clan...
in what is now the city of Tateyama, Chiba
Tateyama, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2010, the city had an estimated population of 49,315 and the population density of 447 persons per km². The total area was 110.21 km²...
.
History
Most of the Bōsō PeninsulaBoso Peninsula
thumb|Locationthumb|Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle is a peninsula in Chiba prefecture on Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean....
was controlled by the powerful Satomi clan
Satomi clan
The Satomi clan was a clan of samurai which claimed descent from Nitta Yoshishige , whose son Yoshitoshi took 'Satomi' as his surname. The Satomi moved from Kōzuke province to Awa province in the mid-15th century, and remained there into the Edo Period. During the Sengoku period, the Satomi were...
during the Sengoku period
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
. The Satomi fought numerous battles with the Late Hōjō clan
Late Hojo clan
The ' was one of the most powerful warrior clans in Japan in the Sengoku period and held domains primarily in the Kantō region.The clan is traditionally reckoned to be started by Ise Shinkurō, who came from a branch of the prestigious Ise clan, a family in the direct employment of the Ashikaga...
of Odawara
Odawara, Kanagawa
is a city located in western Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 198,466 with a population density of 1,740 persons per km² . The total area was .-Geography:...
for control of the Kantō region
Kanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
. In 1580, Satomi Yoriyoshi built Tateyama Castle
Tateyama Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Tateyama, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Inaba clan, daimyō of Tateyama Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with the former rulers of Awa Province, the Satomi clan...
in southern Awa Province
Awa Province
Awa Province may refer to:* Awa Province in modern-day Chiba Prefecture* Awa Province in modern-day Tokushima Prefecture...
to guard the southern portion of his territories and increase his control over the entrance to Edo Bay
Tokyo Bay
is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Bōsō Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on...
. The castle of rebuilt by his son, Satomi Yoshiyasu in 1588.
Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590, the Kantō region by was assigned to Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
, who confirmed the Satomi as 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 Awa and Kazusa Province
Kazusa Province
was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture. It lies on in the middle of the Bōsō Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or .Kazusa is classified as one of the...
s, with revenues of 92,000 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...
. Following the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara
The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
, Satomi Yoshiyasu also gained control of Kashima District in Hitachi Province
Hitachi Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Hitachi Province bordered on Iwashiro, Iwaki, Shimousa, and Shimotsuke Provinces....
, which increased his holdings to 122,000 koku. After his death in 1603, the domain was inherited by his son, Satomi Tadayoshi
Satomi Tadayoshi
was a retainer of the Japanese clan of Ōkubo following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 17th century. Following the conspiracy of the Ōkubo clan against the authority of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tadayoshi along with many others under the Ōkubo were dispossessed of their personal holdings....
. However, Tadayoshi was related by marriage to Ōkubo Tadachika
Okubo Tadachika
was daimyō of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province in early Edo period, Japan.Ōkubo Tadachika was the son of Ōkubo Tadayo, a hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa clan in what is now part of the city of Okazaki, Aichi. He entered into service as a samurai frm age 11, and took his first head in battle at...
, and was implicated in the Ōkubo Nagayasu Incident of 1614, which 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...
used as excuse to abolish Tateyama Domain.
On September 18, 1781, Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
Tokugawa Ieharu
Tokugawa Ieharu
Tokugawa Ieharu Tokugawa Ieharu Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治 (June 20, 1737 – September 17, 1786) was the tenth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1760 to 1786.Ieharu was the eldest son of Tokugawa Ieshige, the ninth shogun.-Events of the Ieharu's bakufu:...
, at the recommendation of his senior councilor Tanuma Okitsugu
Tanuma Okitsugu
' was a rōjū of the Tokugawa shogunate who introduced monetary reform. He was also a daimyo, and ruled the Sagara han. He used the title Tonomo-no-kami....
granted a 3000 koku holding in southern Awa Province to his page
Page (servant)
A page or page boy is a traditionally young male servant, a messenger at the service of a nobleman or royal.-The medieval page:In medieval times, a page was an attendant to a knight; an apprentice squire...
Inaba Masaaki
Inaba Masaaki
was daimyō of Tateyama Domain during late-Edo period Japan.-Biography:Inaba Masaaki was the third son of the daimyō of Yodo Domain in Yamashiro Province, Inaba Masachika On his father’s death, he received a 3000 koku stipend and was allowed to establish his own hatamoto household...
, which, when added to his existing 2000 koku in Awa, and 5000 koku in Kazusa and Hitachi provinces, raised him to the status of a daimyō. He rebuilt Tateyama Castle, and his descendents ruled over the revived Tateyama Domain until 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...
.
During the Bakumatsu period, Inaba Masami
Inaba Masami
was daimyō of Tateyama Domain during late-Edo period Japan.-Biography:Inaba Masami was the eldest son of the previous daimyō of Tateyama Domain, Inaba Masamori. On his father’s death in 1820, he succeeded to the head of the Tateyama Inaba clan and the position of daimyō of Tateyama...
served in several important posts within the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate. However, with 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....
, he went into retirement, and his successor Inaba Masayoshi
Inaba Masayoshi
was the final daimyō of Tateyama Domain during Bakumatsu period Japan.-Biography:Inaba Masayoshi was the younger son of Ōoka Tadayuki, the daimyō of Iwatsuki Domain, Musashi Province. He was adopted into the Inaba clan as heir to Inaba Masami, the 4th Inaba daimyō of Tateyama Domain...
, pledged loyalty to the new Meiji government. However, in response, the Tokugawa navy, under Enomoto Takeaki
Enomoto Takeaki
Viscount was a samurai and admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu period Japan, who remained faithful to the Tokugawa shogunate who fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War...
invaded Tateyama, and used it as a base to attack 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....
forces in Kazusa Province. After the end of the conflict, 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 July 1871, Tateyama Domain became “Tateyama Prefecture”, which merged with the short lived “Kisarazu Prefecture” in November 1871, which later became part of Chiba Prefecture.
List of daimyō
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Satomi clanSatomi clanThe Satomi clan was a clan of samurai which claimed descent from Nitta Yoshishige , whose son Yoshitoshi took 'Satomi' as his surname. The Satomi moved from Kōzuke province to Awa province in the mid-15th century, and remained there into the Edo Period. During the Sengoku period, the Satomi were...
(tozama) 1590-1614# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1590–1603 Awa-no-kami Lower 4th (従四位下) 121,000 koku 2 1603–1614 Awa-no-kami Lower 4th (従四位下) 121,000 koku
- Inaba clanInaba clanThe were a samurai kin group which rose to prominence during the Sengoku and Edo periods. In the Edo period, the Inaba 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 .-Clan branches:The fudai...
(fudai) 1781-1871# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1781–1789 Echizen-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 10,000-->13,000 koku 2 1789–1812 Harima-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 13,000-->10,000 koku 3 1812–1819 Harima-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 10,000 koku 4 1820–1864 Hyobu-daisuke Lower 4th (従四位下) 10,000 koku 5 1864–1871 Bingo-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 10,000 koku