| Ueda Domain 上田藩 | |
|---|---|
| under Tokugawa shogunate Japan | |
| 1600–1871 | |
| Capital | Ueda Castle |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 36°24′15″N138°14′39″E / 36.40413°N 138.24427°E /36.40413; 138.24427 |
| • Type | Daimyō |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1600 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | part of Nagano Prefecture |
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Ueda Domain (上田藩,Ueda-han) was afeudal domain under theTokugawa shogunate ofEdo periodJapan. It is located inShinano Province,Honshū. The domain was centered atUeda Castle, located in what is now part of the city ofUeda inNagano Prefecture.[1]
TheSanada clan had ruledChiisagata District in Shinano Province during theSengoku period under theTakeda clan and subsequently most of northern Shinano andKōzuke Province as retainers ofToyotomi Hideyoshi. Ueda Castle was the site of two battles between the Sanada and theTokugawa clan, notably theSiege of Ueda in 1600 whenSanada Masayuki with a force of 2000 men held offTokugawa Hidetada's invading force of 38,000 men for so long that they arrived late for thenBattle of Sekigahara. Following the establishment of theTokugawa shogunate,Sanada Nobuyuki was confirmed asdaimyō with Ueda Domain, with holdings assessed at 95,000koku. However, in 1622 the clan was transferred toMatsushiro Domain.
The Sanada were replaced at Ueda by Sengoku Tadamasa, formerly ofKomoro Domain, with a reduction to 60,000koku. However, Tadamasa died in 1628 before his plans to rebuild Ueda castle were realised, and his son Sengoku Tadatoshi became embroiled in a dispute over land surveys. His son, Sengoku Masaakira reduced the domain by giving 2000koku to his younger brother before he was transferred toIzushi Domain inTajima Province in 1706.
Ueda Domain was then given toMatsudaira Tadachika, with an assessedkokudaka of 58,000koku. Matsudaira Tadachika served in many important roles within the administration ofTokugawa Ieshige, includingKyoto shoshidai from 1717 through 1724 andrōjū in 1724, His son, Matsudaira Tadazane, gave 5000koku to his younger brother, reducing the domain to 53,000koku. The Matsudaira clan remained in control of the domain to theMeiji restoration.
During theBoshin War, the domain sided with the imperial side, and sent forces to fight in theBattle of Hokuetsu andBattle of Aizu. In July 1871, with theabolition of the han system, Ueda Domain briefly became Ueda Prefecture, and was merged into the newly createdNagano Prefecture. Under the newMeiji government, Matsudaira Tadanari, the last daimyo of Ueda Domain went to study atRutgers University and was given thekazoku peerage title ofshishaku (viscount).
As with most domains in thehan system, Ueda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sanada clan (tozama) 1600-1622[4] | ||||||
| 1 | Sanada Nobuyuki (真田信之) | 1600-1622 | Izu-no-kami (伊豆守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 95,000koku | to Matsushiro Domain |
 Sengoku clan (tozama) 1622-1706[5] | ||||||
| 1 | Sengoku Tadamasa (仙石忠政) | 1622-1628 | Hyōbu-no-daifu (兵部大輔) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 60,000koku | from Komoro Domain |
| 2 | Sengoku Masatoshi (仙石政俊) | 1628-1669 | Echizen-no-kami (越前守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 60,000 -> 58,000koku | |
| 3 | Sengoku Masaakira (仙石政明) | 1669-1706 | Echizen-no-kami (越前守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 58,000koku | to Izushi Domain |
 Matsudaira clan (Fujii) (fudai) 1706-1871[6] | ||||||
| 1 | Matsudaira Tadachika (松平忠周) | 1706-1728 | Iga-no-kami (伊賀守);Jijū (侍従) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 58,000koku | from Izushi Domain |
| 2 | Matsudaira Tadazane (松平忠愛) | 1728-1749 | Iga-no-kami (伊賀守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 58,000koku | |
| 3 | Matsudaira Tadayori (松平忠順) | 1749-1783 | Iga-no-kami (伊賀守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 58,000koku | |
| 4 | Matsudaira Tadamasa (松平忠済) | 1783-1812 | Iga-no-kami (伊賀守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 58,000koku | |
| 5 | Matsudaira Tadasato (松平忠学) | 1816-1830 | Iga-no-kami (伊賀守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 58,000->53,000koku | |
| 6 | Matsudaira Tadakata (松平忠固) | 1830-1858 | Iga-no-kami (伊賀守);Jijū (侍従) | Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) | 53,000koku | |
| 7 | Matsudaira Tadanari (松平忠礼) | 1858-1871 | Iga-no-kami (伊賀守) | Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) | 53,000koku | |