| Kaga Domain 加賀藩 Kaga-han | |
|---|---|
| Domain of Japan | |
| 1601–1871 | |
 Kanazawa Castle inKanazawa | |
 Mon of theKaga-Maeda | |
 Map of Kaga Domain (green),Daishōji Domain (orange) andToyama Domain (brown) in late Edo period. | |
| Capital | Kanazawa Castle |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 36°34′N136°52′E / 36.567°N 136.867°E /36.567; 136.867 |
| Government | |
| Daimyō | |
• 1601–1605 | Maeda Toshinaga(first) |
• 1866–1871 | Maeda Yoshiyasu(last) |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1601 |
| 1871 | |
| Contained within | |
| • Province | Kaga,Etchū,Noto |
| Today part of | Ishikawa Prefecture Toyama Prefecture |
TheKaga Domain (加賀藩,Kaga-han), also known as theKanazawa Domain (金沢藩,Kanazawa-han), was adomain of theTokugawa Shogunate ofJapan during theEdo period from 1583 to 1871.[1]
The Kaga Domain was based atKanazawa Castle inKaga Province, in the modern city ofKanazawa, located in theChūbu region of the island ofHonshu. The Kaga Domain was ruled for its existence by thetozamadaimyō of theMaeda, and covered most of Kaga Province andEtchū Province and all ofNoto Province in theHokuriku region. The Kaga Domain had an assessedkokudaka of over one millionkoku, making it by far the largest domain of the Tokugawa shogunate.[2] The Kaga Domain was dissolved in theabolition of the han system in 1871 by theMeiji government and its territory was absorbed intoIshikawa Prefecture andToyama Prefecture.
Maeda Toshiie was a distinguished military commander, a retainer ofOda Nobunaga and a close friend ofToyotomi Hideyoshi. A member of theCouncil of Five Elders who ruled Japan during the Sengoku period, he was granted the Kaga Domain in 1583.[1] His eldest son,Maeda Toshinaga, supportedTokugawa Ieyasu in his rise to power and was rewarded by an increase in his lands to 1.25 millionkoku.
Toshinaga was succeeded by his brotherMaeda Toshitsune, who created two cadet branches of the clan:
A third cadet line was founded by Toshitsune's brotherMaeda Toshitaka for his services during theSiege of Osaka. This branch held theNanokaichi Domain, rated at the minimum of 10,000koku.
TheMaeda clan ruled the Kaga Domain for the entirety of its existence until theabolition of the domains in 1871 after theMeiji Restoration and the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The location of the mainEdo residence of the Kaga Domain'sdaimyō is now the site of theHongō campus of theUniversity of Tokyo.
As with most domains in thehan system, the Kaga Domain consisted of discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assignedkokudaka, based on periodiccadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.[3][4] At the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868, the Kaga Domain consisted of the following holdings:
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka |
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| Maeda clan (tozama) 1583--.1871[5] | |||||
| 0 | Maeda Toshiie (前田利家) | 1583–1599 | Chikuzen-no-kami (筑前守) | Junior 2nd Rank (従二位);Dainagon (大納言) | 830,000koku |
| 1 | Maeda Toshinaga (前田利長) | 1599–1605 | Hizen-no-kami (肥前守) | Junior 3rd Rank (従三位);Chūnagon (中納言) | 1,200,000koku |
| 2 | Maeda Toshitsune (前田利常) | 1605–1639 | Hizen-no-kami (肥前守) | Junior 3rd Rank (従三位);Chūnagon (中納言) | 1,200,000koku |
| 3 | Maeda Mitsutaka (前田光高) | 1639–1645 | Chikuzen-no-kami (筑前守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-sho-sho (左近衛権少将) | 1,200,000koku |
| 4 | Maeda Tsunanori (前田綱紀) | 1645–1723 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Junior 3rd Rank (従三位);Sangi (参議) | 1,030,000koku |
| 5 | Maeda Yoshinori (前田吉徳) | 1723–1745 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-chu-sho (左近衛権中将) | 1,025,000koku |
| 6 | Maeda Munetoki (前田宗辰) | 1745–1746 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-chu-sho (左近衛権中将) | 1,025,000koku |
| 7 | Maeda Shigehiro (前田重熙) | 1746–1753 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-chu-sho (左近衛権中将) | 1,025,000koku |
| 8 | Maeda Shigenobu (前田重靖) | 1753 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-sho-sho (左近衛権少将) | 1,025,000koku |
| 9 | Maeda Shigemichi (前田重教) | 1753–1771 | Hizen-no-kami (肥前守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-chu-sho (左近衛権中将) | 1,025,000koku |
| 10 | Maeda Harunaga (前田治脩) | 1771–1802 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-chu-sho (左近衛権中将) | 1,025,000koku |
| 11 | Maeda Narinaga (前田斉広) | 1802–1822 | Hizen-no-kami (肥前守) | Senior 4th, Lower Grade (正四位下);Sakone-chu-sho (左近衛権中将) | 1,025,000koku |
| 12 | Maeda Nariyasu (前田斉泰) | 1822–1866 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Senior 2nd Rank (正二位);Gon-Chūnagon (権中納言) | 1,025,000koku |
| 13 | Maeda Yoshiyasu (前田慶寧) | 1866–1871 | Kaga-no-kami (加賀守) | Junior 3rd Rank (従三位);Sangi (参議) | 1,030,000koku |
The clan records were preserved over the course of centuries.[6]
I. Toshiie, 1stdaimyō of Kaga (cr. 1583) (1539–1599; r. 1583–1599)II. Toshinaga, 2nddaimyō of Kaga (1562–1614; r. 1599–1605)III. Toshitsune, 3rddaimyō of Kaga (1594–1658; r. 1605–1639)IV. Mitsutaka, 4thdaimyō of Kaga (1616–1645; r. 1639–1645)V. Tsunanori, 5thdaimyō of Kaga (1643–1724; r. 1645–1723)VI. Yoshinori, 6thdaimyō of Kaga (1690–1745; r. 1723–1745)VII. Munetoki, 7thdaimyō of Kaga (1725–1747; r. 1745–1747)VIII. Shigehiro, 8thdaimyō of Kaga (1729–1753; r. 1747–1753)IX. Shigenobu, 9thdaimyō of Kaga (1735–1753; r. 1753)X. Shigemichi, 10thdaimyō of Kaga (1741–1786; r. 1754–1771)XII. Narinaga, 12thdaimyō of Kaga (1782–1824; r. 1802–1822)XIII. Nariyasu, 13thdaimyō of Kaga (1811–1884; r. 1822–1866)XIV. Yoshiyasu, 14thdaimyō of Kaga, 14th family head (1830–1874; r. 1866–1869; Governor: 1869–1871; family head: 1869–1874)XI. Harunaga, 11thdaimyō of Kaga (1745–1810; r. 1771–1802).| International | |
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