Murakami Domain
Murakami Domain | |
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under Tokugawa shogunate Japan | |
1598–1871 | |
Capital | Murakami Castle |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 38°13′11.46″N 139°29′6.00″E / 38.2198500°N 139.4850000°E |
• Type | Daimyō |
Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1598 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
Today part of | part of Niigata Prefecture |
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Murakami Domain (
History
[edit]During the Heian period, the area of Murakami Domain was part of a huge shōen estate called "Koizumi-shō", controlled by the Nakamikado clan, a cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan. Following the Genpei War, the area came under the control of the Minamoto clan, which appointed the Chichibu clan, relatives of the Hatakeyama clan as administrators. The Chichibu later changed their name to the Honjō clan. The Honjō built the first iteration of Murakami Castle during the Meiō period (1497-1501). The Honjō greatly expanded their territory during the Sengoku period and became embroiled in the battles between the Uesugi clan and the Takeda clan. They pledged fealty to the Uesugi, and Murakami Castle became a major stronghold of the Uesugi against their powerful enemies to the north, especially the Date clan and the Mogami clan. However, when Uesugi Kagekatsu submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590 and was transferred to Aizu, Echigo Province came under the control of Hori Hideharu and Murakami was assigned to his retainer, Murakami Yorikatsu in 1598 as a 90,000 koku holding. He was confirmed in his holdings after the Battle of Sekigahara by the Tokugawa shogunate. However, his son, Murakami Tadakatsu was dispossessed in 1618 for murdering one of his retainers and for the inability to maintain order in his household and was exiled to Tamba Province.
He was replaced by Hori Naoyori and the domain was increased to a 100,000 koku nominal kokudaka, although the actual revenues of the domain were closer to 170,000 koku. Under the Hori clan, the castle town was developed and expanded, and new industries were promoted. In 1642, his grandson, Hori Naosada died at age 7 without heir, and the domain came under attainder. The Hori clan survived through a cadet line at Muramatsu Domain.
The domain then went through a number of changes in control during a brief period. Honda Tadayoshi was transferred from Kakegawa Domain in 1644 and transferred to Shirakawa Domain in 1649. Matsudaira Naoyori from Himeji Domain arrived in 1649 and ruled to 1667 when we was returned to Himeji after widespread revolts over taxation. In 1667, Sakakibara Masamichi arrived from Himeji. During his tenure, the donjon of Murakami Castle burned down and was not replaced. His son, Sakakibara Masakuni was transferred to Himeji in 1704. The rotation between Murakami and Himeji continued, with Honda Tadataka arriving in 1704. His son, Honda Tadanaga was transferred to Kariya Domain in 1710. He was replaced by Matsudaira Terusada from Takasaki Domain, He returned to Takasaki in 1717, trading placed with Manabe Akifusa, a close confidant of Shōgun Tokugawa Ienobu. His adopted heir, Manabe Akitoki was transferred to Sabae Domain.
In 1720, Naitō Kazunobu was transferred to Murakami from Tanaka Domain. The Naitō continued to rule Murakami to the end of the Edo period, giving the domain much-needed stability. The 6th Naitō daimyō, Naitō Nobuatsu, served as Kyoto Shoshidai and 7th Naitō daimyō, Naitō Nobuchika, served as Kyoto Shoshidai, Osaka jōdai and rōjū. The 8th daimyō, Naitō Nobutami died in 1868, so the domain was without a ruler going into the Boshin War. The domain initially fought against Shōnai Domain, but after the appointment of Naitō Nobutomi as daimyō, changed its allegiance to the new Meiji government. After the Meiji restoration, and the abolition of the han system in 1871, the domain became part of Niigata Prefecture.
Holdings at the end of the Edo period
[edit]As with most domains in the han system, Murakami Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned kokudaka, based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.[2][3]
- Echigo Province
- 30 villages in Mishima District
- 81 villages in Iwafune District
- 83 villages in Kambara District
List of daimyō
[edit]# | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka |
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1 | Murakami Yorikatsu[5] ( |
1598–1604 | Suwo-no-kami ( |
Lower 5th ( |
90,000 koku |
2 | Murakami Tadakatsu ( |
1604–1618 | Suwo-no-kami ( |
Lower 5th ( |
90,000 koku |
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1 | Hori Naoyori ( |
1618–1636 | Tango-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
100,000 koku |
2 | Hori Naotsugu ( |
1636–1638 | Hyōbu-shōyu ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
100,000 koku |
3 | Hori Naosada ( |
1638–1642 | -unknown- | -unknown- | 100,000 koku |
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1 | Honda Tadayoshi ( |
1643–1649 | Noto-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
100,000 koku |
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1 | Matsudaira Naoyori ( |
1649–1667 | Yamato-no-kami ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
150,000 koku |
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1 | Sakakibara Masatomo ( |
1667–1683 | Shikibu-shōyu ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
150,000 koku |
2 | Sakakibara Masakuni ( |
1683–1704 | Shikibu-shōyu ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
150,000 koku |
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1 | Honda Tadataka ( |
1704–1709 | - none- | -none- | 150,000 -> 50,000 koku |
2 | Honda Tadayoshi ( |
1709–1710 | Nakatsukasa-taifu ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
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1 | Matsudaira Terusada ( |
1710–1717 | Ukyō-no-taifu ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
72,000 koku |
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1 | Manabe Akifusa ( |
1710–1720 | Echizen-no-kami ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
2 | Manabe Akitoki ( |
1720–1720 | Shimōsa-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
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1 | Naitō Kazunobu ( |
1720–1725 | Buzen-no-kami ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
2 | Naitō Nobuteru ( |
1755–1725 | Kii-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
3 | Naitō Nobuoki ( |
1725–1761 | Kii-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
4 | Naitō Nobuakira ( |
1761–1762 | Buzen-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
5 | Naitō Nobuyori ( |
1762–1781 | Kii-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
6 | Naitō Nobuatsu ( |
1781–1825 | Kii-no-kami ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
7 | Naitō Nobuchika ( |
1825–1864 | Kii-no-kami ( |
Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
8 | Naitō Nobutami ( |
1864–1868 | Buzen-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
9 | Naitō Nobutomi ( |
1868–1871 | Buzen-no-kami ( |
Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade ( |
50,000 koku |
Naitō Kazunobu
[edit]Naitō Kazunobu (
Naitō Nobuteru
[edit]Naitō Nobuteru (
Naitō Nobuoki
[edit]Naitō Nobuoki (
Naitō Nobuakira
[edit]Naitō Nobuakira (
Naitō Nobuyori
[edit]Naitō Nobuyori (
Naitō Nobuatsu
[edit]Naitō Nobuatsu (
Naitō Nobuchika
[edit]Naitō Nobuchika (
Naitō Nobutami
[edit]Naitō Nobutami (
Naitō Nobutomi
[edit]Naitō Nobutomi (
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Papinot, E. (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Murakami on "Edo 300 HTML"
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Echigo Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-4-7.
- ^ Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser. (1987). The Bakufu in Japanese History, p. 150.
- ^ Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century, p. 18.
- ^ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Murakami" at Noblaire du Japon, p. 38; Murakami Castle
村 上城 at JCastle.info; retrieved 2013-4-7. - ^ a b Murakami Castle
村 上城 at JCastle.info; retrieved 2013-4-7. - ^ Papinot, (2003). "Matsudaira (Echizen)" pp. 29–30; retrieved 2013-4-7.
- ^ Papinot, (2003). "Sakakibara" at p. 51; retrieved 2013-4-7.
- ^ Papinot, (2003). "Honda" at pp. 10-11; retrieved 2013-4-7.
- ^ Papinot, (2003). "Ōkochi" at 46; retrieved 2013-4-7.
- ^ Papinot, (2003). "Manabe" at p. 29; retrieved 2013-4-7.
- ^ Papinot, (2003). "Naitō" at pp. 39-40; retrieved 2013-4-7.