Sagara Domain
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was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period
, located in Tōtōmi Province
. Yokosuka was a Fudai domain
. It was centered in what is now the Sagara district
of Makinohara city
, Shizuoka Prefecture
.
was transferred by the Tokugawa shogunate
to Sagara, on the coast of Tōtōmi Province and his revenues were raised from 10,000 koku
to 15,000. The Honda clan
ruled Sagara for three generations, until Honda Tadayuki was transferred to Izumi Domain
in Mutsu Province
in 1746.
The Honda were replaced by Itakura Katsukiyo, who ruled for only three years before being transferred to Annaka Domain
in Kozuke Province
. Sagara was the returned to the Honda clan in the form of Honda Tadanaka, formerly of Komoro Domain
in Mikawa; however, it was reclassified as only a minor 10,000 koku domain at this time.
In 1767, Sagara Domain was awarded to Tanuma Okitsugu
, who rose from very humble status as a page to Shōgun
Tokugawa Ieshige
, to chamberlain
, and then grand-chamberlain and rōjū
under Shōgun Tokugawa Ieharu
. He was also elevated to the status of daimyō
when he was awarded Sagara Domain, and over the years increased its revenues from 10,000 koku to 57,000 koku. Sagara prospered greatly under his economic reforms, and a road was built linking it to the great Tōkaidō highway
. However, after Tokugawa Ieharu’s death Tanuma Okitsugu was soon in disfavor, and reduced in rank and income. His grandson, Tanuma Okiaki, inherited a domain reduced back to its former 10,000 koku status in 1787, and less than a year later, was transferred to Shimomura Domain in Mutsu Province
. Sagara Domain became a tenryō territory ruled directly by the Shōgun.
However, in 1823, his son Tanuma Ogimasa was allowed to return to Sagara, where he and his descendents remained until the Meiji Restoration
.
In February 1869, the final daimyō of Sagara Domain, Tanuma Okitaka was transferred by the new Meiji government to the short-lived Okubo Domain in Kazusa Province
and Sagara Domain was absorbed into the new Shizuoka Domain created for retired ex-Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu
.
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:...
. Yokosuka was 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 in what is now the Sagara district
Sagara, Shizuoka
was a town located in Haibara District, Shizuoka, Japan.On October 11, 2005 Sagara was merged with the town of Haibara, also from Haibara District, to form the new city of Makinohara, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality....
of Makinohara city
Makinohara, Shizuoka
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 48,745 and a density of 436 persons per km². The total area was 111.68 km².-Geography:...
, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
.
History
In 1710, Honda Tadaharu, lord of Ibo Domain in Mikawa ProvinceMikawa 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....
was transferred by the Tokugawa shogunate
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...
to Sagara, on the coast of Tōtōmi Province and his revenues were raised from 10,000 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...
to 15,000. The Honda clan
Honda clan
The ' 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...
ruled Sagara for three generations, until Honda Tadayuki was transferred to Izumi Domain
Izumi Domain
The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province. At the end of its history, it was ruled by a branch of the Honda clan.-References:*http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/mutudewa/izumi.html...
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...
in 1746.
The Honda were replaced by Itakura Katsukiyo, who ruled for only three years before being transferred to Annaka Domain
Annaka Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kōzuke Province.The Meiji-era educator Joseph Hardy Neesima was the son of a retainer of the Itakura clan of Annaka.-List of lords:*Ii clan #Naokatsu#Naoyoshi...
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...
. Sagara was the returned to the Honda clan in the form of Honda Tadanaka, formerly of Komoro Domain
Komoro Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shinano Province .-Lords of Komoro:*Sengoku clan, 1590-1622 #Hidehisa#Tadamasa*Period from 1622-1624 as part of the Kōfu Domain....
in Mikawa; however, it was reclassified as only a minor 10,000 koku domain at this time.
In 1767, Sagara Domain was awarded to Tanuma Okitsugu
Tanuma Okitsugu
' was a rōjū of the Tokugawa shogunate who introduced monetary reform. He was also a daimyo, and ruled the Sagara han. He used the title Tonomo-no-kami....
, who rose from very humble status as a page to 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 Ieshige
Tokugawa Ieshige
Tokugawa Ieshige; 徳川 家重 was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.The first son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, his mother was the daughter of Okubo Tadanao, known as Osuma no kata. His childhood name was Nagatomi-maru. He underwent the genpuku coming-of-age ceremony in 1725...
, to chamberlain
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
, and then grand-chamberlain and rōjū
Roju
The ', usually translated as Elder, was one of the highest-ranking government posts in Tokugawa Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council as a whole; under the first two shoguns, there were only two Rōjū...
under Shōgun Tokugawa Ieharu
Tokugawa Ieharu
Tokugawa Ieharu Tokugawa Ieharu Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治 (June 20, 1737 – September 17, 1786) was the tenth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1760 to 1786.Ieharu was the eldest son of Tokugawa Ieshige, the ninth shogun.-Events of the Ieharu's bakufu:...
. He was also elevated to the status of 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...
when he was awarded Sagara Domain, and over the years increased its revenues from 10,000 koku to 57,000 koku. Sagara prospered greatly under his economic reforms, and a road was built linking it to the great Tōkaidō highway
Tokaido (road)
The ' was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name....
. However, after Tokugawa Ieharu’s death Tanuma Okitsugu was soon in disfavor, and reduced in rank and income. His grandson, Tanuma Okiaki, inherited a domain reduced back to its former 10,000 koku status in 1787, and less than a year later, was transferred to Shimomura Domain 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...
. Sagara Domain became a tenryō territory ruled directly by the Shōgun.
However, in 1823, his son Tanuma Ogimasa was allowed to return to Sagara, where he and his descendents remained 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...
.
In February 1869, the final daimyō of Sagara Domain, Tanuma Okitaka was transferred by the new Meiji government to the short-lived Okubo 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 Sagara Domain was absorbed into the new Shizuoka Domain created for retired ex-Shōgun 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...
.
List of daimyō
- 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) 1710-1746# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1710–1715 Zenshō-Shosō (弾正少弼) Lower 5th (従五位下) 15,000 koku 2 1715–1721 Zenshō-Shosō (弾正少弼) Lower 5th (従五位下) 15,000 koku 3 1721–1746 Etchu-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 15,000 koku
- Itakura clanItakura clanThe ' is a Japanese clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period. The family claimed descent from Shibukawa Yoshiaki, the son of Ashikaga Yasuuji, a relative of the Ashikaga shoguns...
(fudai) 1746-1749;# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank 1 1746–1749 Sado-no-kami Lower 4th (従四位下) 20,000 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) 1749-1758# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1749–1758 Nagato-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 10,000 koku
- Tanuma clan (fudai) 1767-1786
# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1767–1786 Tonomori-no-sukasa (主殿寮) Lower 4th (従四位下) 10,000 – 57,000 – 10,000 koku 2 1767–1786 Shimosuke-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 10,000 koku
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Tenryō 1786-1823
- Tanuma clan (fudai) 1823-1868
# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank revenues 1 1823–1836 Genbaryō (玄蕃頭) Lower 4th (従四位下) 10,000 koku 2 1836–1840 Echizen-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 10,000 koku 3 1840–1868 Echizen-no-kami Lower 5th (従五位下) 10,000 koku