| Matsushiro Domain (1616–1871)松代藩 Kawanakajima Domain (1600–1610)川中島藩 | |
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| under Tokugawa shogunate Japan | |
| 1600–1610 1616–1618 1619–1871 | |
| Capital | Matsushiro Castle |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 36°33′58″N138°11′46″E / 36.566°N 138.196°E /36.566; 138.196 |
| • Type | Daimyō |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1600 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | part of Nagano Prefecture |
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Matsushiro Domain (松代藩,Matsushiro-han) was afeudal domain under theTokugawa shogunate ofEdo periodJapan. It is located inShinano Province,Honshū. The domain was centered atMatsushiro Castle, located in what is now part of the city ofNagano inNagano Prefecture.[1]
Kawanakajima in northern Shinano Province was the site ofnumerous battles in theSengoku period betweenTakeda Shingen andUesugi Kenshin. After the start of theTokugawa shogunate, this area was awarded as a domain to Mori Tadamasa for his efforts in theBattle of Sekigahara byTokugawa Ieyasu. The marked the start of the 137,000koku Kawanakajima Domain. Mori was transferred three years later toTsuyama Domain inMimasaka Province in 1603. The domain was then awarded in 1610 toMatsudaira Tadateru, the 6th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu; however, he was dispossessed in 1606 and the domain was suppressed.
In 1616,Matsudaira Tadamasa, the son ofYūki Hideyasu was awarded a 130,000koku holding in northern Shinano, and chose Matsushiro as the location for his castle. The marked the start of Matsushiro Domain. He was transferred toTakada Domain inEchigo Province after only three years, and the domain went toSakai Tadakatsu, who was in turn transferred toShonai Domain inDewa Province in 1622.
TheSanada clan had ruled the neighbouringChiisagata District in Shinano Province during the Sengoku period under theTakeda clan and subsequently most of northern Shinano andKōzuke Province as retainers ofToyotomi Hideyoshi. Following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate,Sanada Nobuyuki was confirmed asdaimyō withUeda Domain, with holdings assessed at 95,000koku. However, in 1622 he was transferred to Matsushiro Domain, with an increase inkokudaka to 120,000koku. The Sanada clan remained in at Matsushiro until theMeiji restoration.
The domain was later reduced to 100,000koku whenNumata Domain inKōzuke Province was split off as a separate domain. The Sanada enjoyed close ties with the rulingTokugawa clan, as Sanada Nobuyuki married an adopted daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Although classed astozama daimyō, the Sanada were accorded the same status and privileges asfudai daimyō in their audiences with the Shōgun, and received significant financial assistance when Matsushiro Castle was destroyed by a fire in 1717, and when thecastle town was ravaged by a flood in 1742. Ahan school was founded in 1758, and the 8th daimyō, Sanada Yukitsura, served as arōjū. However, towards theBakumatsu period, the domain suffered from financial difficulties. TheZenkoji earthquake of 1847 destroyed most of the town, and the domain's finances were depleted by demands from the shogunate for guard duty inEdo Bay against the return ofPerry's "blackships". The Bakumatsu period reformerSakuma Shōzan was a samurai from Matsushiro domain, and many of the domain'ssamurai supported his efforts toward modernization of the domain's military.
During theBoshin War, the domain was one of the first in Shinano to side with the imperial cause, and sent forces to fight in theBattle of Hokuetsu andBattle of Aizu. In July 1871, with theabolition of the han system, Matsushiro Domain briefly became Matsushiro Prefecture, and was merged into the newly createdNagano Prefecture. Under the newMeiji government, Sanada Yukimoto, the last daimyo of Matsushiro Domain was given thekazoku peerage title ofshishaku (viscount), and was later elevated tohakushaku (count).
As with most domains in thehan system, Matsushiro Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assignedkokudaka, based on periodiccadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.[2][3]
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka | Notes |
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 Mori clan (tozama) 1600-1603[4] | ||||||
| 1 | Mori Tadamasa (森忠政) | 1600-1603 | Ukon-no-taifu (右近大夫);Jijū (侍従) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 137,000koku | transfer to Tsuyama Domain |
 Matsudaira clan (shinpan) 1603-1610 | ||||||
| 1 | Matsudaira Tadateru (松平忠輝) | 1603-1610 | Sakon-shosho (左近衛少将) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 140,000koku | transfer to Takada Domain |
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsudaira clan (shinpan) 1616-1618[5] | ||||||
| 1 | Matsudaira Tadamasa (松平忠昌) | 1616-1618 | Iyo-no-kami (伊予守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 120,000koku | Transfer to Takada Domain |
 Sakai clan (fudai) 1619-1622[6] | ||||||
| 1 | Sakai Tadakatsu (酒井忠勝) | 1619-1622 | Iyo-no-kami (宮内大輔) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000koku | Transfer to Shōnai Domain |
 Sanada clan (tozama) 1622-1871[7] | ||||||
| 1 | Sanada Nobuyuki (真田信之) | 1622-1656 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 135,000->100,000koku | transfer from Ueda Domain |
| 2 | Sanada Nobumasa (真田信政) | 1656-1658 | Naiki (内記) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 3 | Sanada Yukimichi (真田幸道) | 1658-1727 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 4 | Sanada Nobuhiro (真田信弘) | 1727-1736 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 5 | Sanada Nobuyasu (真田信安) | 1737-1752 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 6 | Sanada Yukihiro (真田幸弘) | 1752-1798 | Ukyō-no-daifu (右京大夫) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 7 | Sanada Yukitaka (真田幸専) | 1798-1823 | Danjō-daisuke (弾正大弼) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 8 | Sanada Yukitsura (真田幸貫) | 1823-1852 | Ukyō-no-daifu (右京大夫) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 9 | Sanada Yukinori (真田幸教) | 1852-1866 | Ukyō-no-daifu (右京大夫) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 100,000koku | |
| 10 | Sanada Yukimoto (真田幸民) | 1866-1871 | Shinano-no-kami (信濃守) | 2nd Rank (従二位) | 100,000koku | |
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