Kakegawa Domain
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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 Tōtōmi Province
Totomi Province
was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .-History:...
. Kakegawa was primarily a Fudai domain
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:...
. It was centered at Kakegawa Castle
Kakegawa Castle
is a hirayama-style Japanese castle. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Kakegawa Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.-History:...
in what is now Kakegawa, Shizuoka
Kakegawa, Shizuoka
is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 117,858 and a population density of 444 persons per km². The total area was 265.63 km².-Geography:...
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History
During the Sengoku PeriodSengoku 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...
, Kakegawa was the location of a fortified settlement of the Imagawa clan
Imagawa clan
The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa . It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan.-Origins:Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century at Imagawa and took its name.Imagawa Norikuni received from his cousin the...
. Following the defeat of the Imagawa at the hands of Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
at the Battle of Okehazama
Battle of Okehazama
The took place in June 1560. In this battle, Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the Sengoku period.-Background:...
, Kakegawa, along with the rest of Tōtōmi Province came under the control of Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
, of Kai Province, was a preeminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.-Name:Shingen was called "Tarō" or "Katsuchiyo" during his childhood...
. Imagawa loyalist Asahina Yasutomo surrendered Kakegawa to Takeda ally 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...
. After the death of Takeda Shingen, Ieyasu took control of all of Tōtōmi Province, and assigned Kakegawa to his retainer Ishikawa Ienari. However, after the Battle of Odawara, Ieyasu was forced to surrender his domains in the Tōkai region
Tokai region
The is a sub-region of the Chūbu region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name means "East sea" and comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes...
to Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
in exchange for the provinces 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....
. Toyotomi retainer Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Yamauchi Kazutoyo
' also spelled Yamanouchi , was born the son of Yamanouchi Moritoyo in Owari Province at the end of the Sengoku period of Japan. Kazutoyo held the title of Tosa no kami....
was assigned Kakegawa, and considerably improved on the structure of the castle and its moat system.
After 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...
, Tokugawa Ieyasu regained control over the Tōkai region, and Yamauchi Kazutoyo surrendered Kakegawa in exchange for Tosa Province
Tosa Province
is the name of a former province of Japan in the area that is today Kōchi Prefecture on Shikoku. Tosa was bordered by Iyo and Awa Provinces. It was sometimes called .-History:The ancient capital was near modern Nankoku...
in Shikoku
Shikoku
is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
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In February 1601, Hisamatsu Sadakatsu, Ieyasu’s half-brother, was created 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 the new Kakegawa Domain with revenues of 35,000 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...
. In April 1607, he was reassigned to the newly-created Fushimi Domain, and turned Kakegawa over to his son Sadayuki, who ruled until reassigned to Kuwana Domain
Kuwana Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Ise Province .-List of Daimyo:*Honda clan #Tadakatsu#Tadamasa*Matsudaira clan...
in 1617.
Ando Naotsugu was daimyō with revenues reduced to 28,000 koku from 1617 to 1619, when he was reassigned to Tanabe Domain as advisor to Tokugawa Yorinobu
Tokugawa Yorinobu
was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.Born under the name Nagafukumaru, he was the 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by his concubine Oman-no-kata. On December 8, 1603, Yorinobu received the fief of Mito, then rated at 200,000 koku, as his fief. Mito had formerly belonged to his older brother,...
. Rule over Kakegawa was briefly given back to a branch of the Hisamatsu clan with the transfer of Hisamatsu Sadatsuna from Shimotsuma Domain
Shimotsuma Domain
The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Hitachi Province . The domain was disestablished in 1871. Its last ruler, Inoue Masaoto, became a viscount in the Meiji era....
in Shimosa Province with revenues slightly increased to 30,000 koku. However, he was transferred to Yodo Domain
Yodo Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, and the only domain located in Yamashiro Province. Its castle was located within modern-day Fushimi, Kyoto....
in Yamashiro Province
Yamashiro Province
was a province of Japan, located in Kinai. It overlaps the southern part of modern Kyoto Prefecture on Honshū. Aliases include , the rare , and . It is classified as an upper province in the Engishiki....
in 1623.
The next inhabitant of Kakegawa Castle was Asakura Nobumasa, a close advisor of the ill-fated Tokugawa Tadanaga
Tokugawa Tadanaga
was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. The son of the second shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, his elder brother was the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.- Life :...
. After Tadanaga’s forced suicide
Seppuku
is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai. Part of the samurai bushido honor code, seppuku was either used voluntarily by samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their enemies , or as a form of capital punishment...
, Asakura was stripped of his domain and exiled to Kōriyama
Yamatokoriyama, Nara
is a city located in Nara, Japan.As of August 31, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 93,280 and the density of 2,185.56 persons per km². The total area is 42.68 km².-Geography:...
in Yamato Province
Yamato Province
was a province of Japan, located in Kinai, corresponding to present-day Nara Prefecture in Honshū. It was also called . At first, the name was written with one different character , and for about ten years after 737, this was revised to use more desirable characters . The final revision was made in...
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Aoyama Yoshinari, formerly of 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....
was then assigned to Kakegawa, and his revenues were set at 33,000 koku. He was reassigned to Amagasaki Domain
Amagasaki Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period. It had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle. The domain extended over parts of Settsu Province that correspond to portions of the cities of Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Kobe, Itami, and Takarazuka, in modern-day Hyōgo...
in 1635, and replaced by Matsudaira Tadashige, formerly daimyō of Tanaka Domain
Tanaka Domain
' was a tozama Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Suruga Province, centered on what is now Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture...
in Suruga Province
Suruga Province
was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay.-History:...
. Domain revenues were increased to 40,000 koku, and after his death in 1639, he was succeeded by his son Tadamoto, who was then transferred to Iiyama Domain
Iiyama Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province . It was the scene of fighting during the Echigo Campaign of the Boshin War, between the imperial army and mixed forces of the former Tokugawa Shogunate and Ouetsu Reppan Domei.Iiyama was ruled by several different daimyo...
in 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...
only a month later. Honda Tadayoshi, grandson of Honda Tadakatsu
Honda Tadakatsu
, also called Honda Heihachirō , was a Japanese general of the late Sengoku through early Edo period, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Honda Tadakatsu was one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings along with Ii Naomasa, Sakakibara Yasumasa and Sakai Tadatsugu. - Biography :A native of Mikawa Province in...
was assigned to Kakegawa next, and revenues were increased to 70,000 koku. However, in 1644, Honda Tadayoshi was reassigned to Murakami Domain
Murakami Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Echigo Province .-List of lords:*Murakami clan #Yorikatsu#Tadakatsu*Hori clan #Naoyori#Naotsugu#Naosada...
in Echigo Province
Echigo Province
was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Echizen and Etchū Provinces. Today the area is part of Niigata Prefecture, which also includes the island which was the old Sado Province. This province was the northernmost part of the...
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Tanaka Domain again provided a successor, in the form of Matsudaira Tadaharu; however, the Bakufu reduced the rating of Kakegawa Domain back to 25,000 koku. In 1648, he was transferred to Kameyama Domain in Tamba Province
Tamba Province
was an old province of Japan. The ambit of its borders encompassed both the central part of modern Kyoto Prefecture and the east-central part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Tango Province...
. Tanaka Domain once more provided a successor: Hōjō Ujishige, who lasted until his death without heir in 1658.
In February the following year, Ii Naoyoshi was brought in from Nishio Domain
Nishio Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in former Mikawa Province, in what is now the modern-day city of Nishio in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was centered on Nishio Castle.-History:...
in neighboring 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....
, and governed Kakegawa until his death in 1672. His branch of the Ii clan
Ii clan
The ' is a Japanese clan which originates in Tōtōmi Province. It was a retainer clan of the Imagawa family, and then switched sides to the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa Province. A famed 16th century clan member, Ii Naomasa, served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's generals, and received the fief of Hikone...
continued to rule Kakegawa until 1706.
After a brief period under Matsudaira (Sakurai) Tadataka until his transfer to Amagasaki Domain
Amagasaki Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period. It had its administrative headquarters at Amagasaki Castle. The domain extended over parts of Settsu Province that correspond to portions of the cities of Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Kobe, Itami, and Takarazuka, in modern-day Hyōgo...
, Kakegawa came under control of the generation of the Ogasawara clan
Ogasawara clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo of Shinano province in the medieval period The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo (governors) of Shinano province in the medieval period The was a...
from 1711 until their transfer to Tanakura Domain in 1746.
Finally, in 1746, Ota Suketoshi was assigned to Kakegawa from Tatebayashi Domain
Tatebayashi Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province .-List of lords:*Sakakibara clan #Yasumasa#Yasukatsu#Tadatsugu*Matsudaira clan...
in Kozuke Province
Kozuke Province
was an old province located in the Tōsandō of Japan, which today comprises Gunma Prefecture. It is nicknamed as or .The ancient provincial capital was near modern Maebashi. During the Sengoku period, Kōzuke was controlled variously by Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, the late Hōjō clan, and...
. The Ōta provided the next 7 daimyō of Kakegawa 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...
, and thus brought about a period of much-needed stability and continuity to government policies. In February 1869, 7th (and final) daimyō, Ōta Sukeyoshi
Ota Sukeyoshi
was the 2nd daimyō of Kakegawa Domain in Tōtōmi Province, in mid-Edo period Japan and a high-level office holder within the Tokugawa shogunate. -Biography:...
was transferred by the new Meiji government to the short-lived Matsuo Domain in 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...
and Kakegawa Domain was absorbed into the new Shizuoka Domain created for retired ex-Shōgun
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 Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
was the 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful...
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List of daimyō
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Hisamitsu clan (fudai) 1601-1624
# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1601–1607 Oki-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 35,000 koku 2 1607–1624 Oki-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 35,000 koku
- Ando clanAndo clanThe was a family of samurai who served the Tokugawa clan. In the Edo period, a major branch of the family ruled the Iwakidaira Domain....
(fudai) 1617-1619# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1617–1619 Osumi-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 28,000 koku
- Hisamitsu clan (shimpan) 1616-1618
# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1616–1618 Etchu-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 30,000 koku
- Asakura clanAsakura clanThe ' are descendants of Prince Kusakabe , son of Emperor Temmu .The family was a line of daimyō which, along with the Azai clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century...
(fudai) 1624-1631# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1624–1631 Echizen-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 40,000 koku
- Aoyama clanAoyama clanThe ' was a Japanese clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period. Its origins were in Kōzuke Province; however, members of the family moved to Mikawa Province and served the Matsudaira clan...
(fudai) 1633-1635;# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank 1 1633–1635 Ōkura-shō Lower 5th (従五位下) 25,000-35,000 koku
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Matsudaira (Sakurai) 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...
(fudai) 1635-1639# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank 1 1635–1639 Daizenryo Lower 5th (従五位下) 25,000-35,000 koku 2 1639 Totomi-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 40,000 koku
- Honda clanHonda clanThe ' is a Japanese family that claims descent from the medieval court noble Fujiwara no Kanemichi. The family settled in Mikawa and served the Matsudaira clan as retainers. Later, when the main Matsudaira family became the Tokugawa clan, the Honda rose in prestige. The clan includes thirteen...
(fudai) 1639-1644# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1639–1644 Noto-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 70,000 koku
- Matsudaira (Fujii) 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...
(fudai) 1644-1648# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1644–1648 Iga-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 25,000 koku
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Hōjō clanHojo clanSee the late Hōjō clan for the Hōjō clan of the Sengoku Period.The in the history of Japan was a family who controlled the hereditary title of shikken of the Kamakura Shogunate. In practice, the family had actual governmental power, many times dictatorial, rather than Kamakura shoguns, or the...
(tozama) 1648-1658# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1648–1658 Dewa-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 30,000 koku
- Ii clanIi clanThe ' is a Japanese clan which originates in Tōtōmi Province. It was a retainer clan of the Imagawa family, and then switched sides to the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa Province. A famed 16th century clan member, Ii Naomasa, served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's generals, and received the fief of Hikone...
(fudai) 1659-1706# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1659–1672 Hyōbu-shō Lower 5th (従五位下) 35,000 koku 2 1672–1694 Hoki-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 35,000 koku 3 1694–1705 Hyōbu-shō Lower 5th (従五位下) 35,000 koku 4 1705–1706 Hyōbu-shō Lower 5th (従五位下) 35,000 koku - Matsudaira (Sakurai) 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...
(fudai) 1706-1711# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1706–1711 Totomi-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 40,000 koku - Ogasawara clanOgasawara clanThe was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo of Shinano province in the medieval period The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo (governors) of Shinano province in the medieval period The was a...
(fudai) 1711-1746# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1711–1734 Yamashiro-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 60,000 koku 2 1739–1744 Yamashiro-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 60,000 koku 3 1744–1746 Sado-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 60,000 koku -
Ōta clanOta clanThe was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ota are best known as daimyō of territories on Kyūshū during the Edo period ....
(fudai) 1746-1868# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1746–1763 Settsu-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 50,000 koku 2 1763–1805 Bitchu-no-kami, Rōjū Lower 4th (従四位下) 50,000 koku 3 1805–1808 Settsu-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 50,000 koku 4 1808–1810 Bingo-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 50,000 koku 5 1810–1841 Bingo-no-kami, Rōjū Lower 4th (従四位下) 50,000 koku 6 1841–1862 Settsu-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 50,000 koku 7 1862–1868 Bitchu-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 50,000 koku