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Japan
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in 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 what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, it encompassed parts of Owari
Owari Province
was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū .-History:The province was created in 646....
, Mino
Mino Province
, one of the old provinces of Japan, encompassed part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mino Province bordered Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano Provinces....
, and Shinano
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...
provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan. During the Edo period, Nagoya Castle was the center of one of the most important castle towns in Japan—Nagoya-juku— and it included the most important stops along the Minoji, which linked the Tōkaidō with the Nakasendō.-History:In...
. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 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...
, and was the largest holding of the Tokugawa clan
Tokugawa clan
The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
apart from the shogunal lands
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...
. The daimyo of Owari was Tokugawa-Owari family
Tokugawa-Owari family
The branch of the Tokugawa clan is descended from Tokugawa Yoshinao, the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is also the main Gosanke . For over 250 years, the Owari family ruled Owari Domain, the area surrounding present day Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, using Nagoya Castle as its main base...
, the first in rank among the gosanke
Gosanke
The , also called simply Gosanke or even Sanke, were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan descended from clan founder Tokugawa Ieyasu's three youngest sons, Yoshinao, Yorinobu and Yorifusa and allowed to provide a shogun in case of need. The three houses were called Owari House of Tokugawa,...
. The domain was also known as
History
Until the end of the Battle of SekigaharaBattle 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...
in September 1600, the area that makes up the Owari Domain was under the control of Fukushima Masanori
Fukushima Masanori
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku Period to early Edo Period who served as lord of the Hiroshima Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of Seven Spears of Shizugatake which also included Katō Kiyomasa and...
, head of nearby Kiyosu Castle
Kiyosu Castle
is a castle that acted as a base of operations for Oda Nobunaga during the latter half of the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. It is located in the city of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan....
. After the battle, however, Masanori was transferred to the Hiroshima Domain
Hiroshima Domain
Hiroshima Domain was a han, or feudal domain, of Edo period Japan. Based at Hiroshima castle in the city of Hiroshima, the domain encompassed Aki province and parts of neighboring Bingo province....
in Aki Province
Aki Province
or Geishū was a province in the Chūgoku Region of western Honshū, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture.When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province , two temples were founded in Aki Province...
.
Leaders
| Order | Name | Ruling years | Lineage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokugawa Yoshinao Tokugawa Yoshinao was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.- Biography :Born as the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, his childhood name was Gorōtamaru. While still a young child, he was appointed leader of first the fief of Kofu in Kai Province and later the fief of Kiyosu in Owari Province... |
1607 - 1650 | 9th son of 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... |
| 2 | Tokugawa Mitsutomo Tokugawa Mitsutomo was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. He was taught Shinkage-ryū by the Owari Yagyū family. He proved so adept that he was named the 6th sōke by Yagyū Toshikane, and added a number of teaching concepts to the ryū.... |
1650 - 1693 | Eldest son of Yoshinao |
| 3 | Tokugawa Tsunanari Tokugawa Tsunanari was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.... |
1693 - 1699 | Eldest son of Mitsutomo |
| 4 | Tokugawa Yoshimichi Tokugawa Yoshimichi was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.... |
1699 - 1713 | 9th son of Tsunanari |
| 5 | Tokugawa Gorōta Tokugawa Gorota was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.... |
1713 | Eldest son of Yoshimichi |
| 6 | Tokugawa Tsugutomo Tokugawa Tsugutomo was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. Under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan continued to exclude herself from practically all contact with the outside world, while internal peace reigned within the kingdom.... |
1713 - 1730 | Uncle of Gorōta, 11th son (adopted) of Tsunanari |
| 7 | Tokugawa Muneharu Tokugawa Muneharu was a daimyo in Japan during the Edo period. He was the seventh Tokugawa lord of the Owari Domain, and one of the gosanke.- Biography :Muneharu was the 20th son of Tokugawa Tsunanari by a concubine, and a great-great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu... |
1730 - 1739 | Younger brother of Tsugutomo, 19th son (adopted) of Tsunanari |
| 8 | Tokugawa Munekatsu Tokugawa Munekatsu was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Takasu Domain and then the Owari Domain. As lord of Takasu he used the name .... |
1739 - 1761 | Grandson of Mitsutomo (adopted) |
| 9 | Tokugawa Munechika Tokugawa Munechika was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.... |
1761 - 1799 | 2nd son of Munekatsu |
| 10 | Tokugawa Naritomo Tokugawa Naritomo was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.... |
1799 - 1827 | Nephew of Tokugawa Ienari Tokugawa Ienari Tokugawa Ienari; 徳川 家斉 was the eleventh and longest serving shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1787 to 1837.-First wife:... (adopted) |
| 11 | Tokugawa Nariharu Tokugawa Nariharu was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.... |
1827 - 1839 | Cousin of Naritomo, 19th son of Ienari (adopted) |
| 12 | Tokugawa Naritaka Tokugawa Naritaka was a Japanese daimyo of the early late-Edo period. The son of the 11th shogun Tokugawa Ienari, he succeeded Tokugawa Narimasa as head of the Tayasu Tokugawa house, before succeeding to the Tokugawa house of Owari han in 1839.... |
1839 - 1845 | Older brother of Nariharu , 12th son of Ienari (adopted) |
| 13 | Tokugawa Yoshitsugu Tokugawa Yoshitsugu was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.... |
1845 - 1849 | 7th son of Tokugawa Narimasa Tokugawa Narimasa was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. The son of Tokugawa Harusada, he succeeded Tokugawa Haruaki as head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa house, which had been without a ruler for some time.... (adopted) |
| 14 | Tokugawa Yoshikumi | 1849 - 1858 | 2nd son of Matsudaira Yoshitatsu, ruler of the Takasu Domain Takasu Domain The was a Japanese domain located in Mino Province . For most of its history, it was ruled by the Takasu-Matsudaira, a branch of the Tokugawa clan of Owari.... |
| 15 | Tokugawa Mochinaga Tokugawa Mochinaga was a Japanese samurai who was an influential figure of the Bakumatsu period.- Biography :The son of Matsudaira Yoshitatsu of Takasu han, his brothers included the famous Matsudaira Katamori, Matsudaira Sadaaki, and Tokugawa Yoshikatsu... |
1858 - 1863 | Younger brother of Yoshikumi |
| 16 | Tokugawa Yoshinori Tokugawa Yoshinori was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, who was the 14th lord of Owari.... |
1863 - 1869 | Uncle of Mochinaga |
| 17 | Tokugawa Yoshikatsu | 1869 | New name of Yoshikumi |
Sub-domains
The Owari Domain was supported by the Yanagawa DomainYanagawa Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Chikugo Province . It was ruled for most of its history by the Tachibana clan.-List of lords:*Tanaka clan, 1600-1620 #Yoshimasa#Tadamasa...
in Mutsu Province
Mutsu Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefecture and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture...
and the Takasu Domain
Takasu Domain
The was a Japanese domain located in Mino Province . For most of its history, it was ruled by the Takasu-Matsudaira, a branch of the Tokugawa clan of Owari....
in Mino Province.