Murakami Domain

Murakami Domain
村上むらかみ藩はん
Murakami Domain 村上むらかみ藩はん
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

Murakami Domain (村上むらかみ藩はん, Murakami-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Echigo Province (modern-day Niigata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Murakami Castle in what is now the city of Murakami, Niigata.^[1]

History

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

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

#	Name	Tenure	Courtesy title	Court Rank	kokudaka
Murakami clan (tozama) 1598–1618^[4]
1	Murakami Yorikatsu^[5] (村上むらかみ頼よりゆき勝かち)	1598–1604	Suwo-no-kami (周防すおう守まもる)	Lower 5th (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	90,000 koku
2	Murakami Tadakatsu (村上むらかみ忠勝ただかつ)	1604–1618	Suwo-no-kami (周防すおう守まもる)	Lower 5th (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	90,000 koku
Hori clan (tozama) 1618-1642
1	Hori Naoyori (堀ほり直ただし寄よせ)^[5]	1618–1636	Tango-no-kami (丹後たんご守もり)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	100,000 koku
2	Hori Naotsugu (堀ほり直次なおじ)	1636–1638	Hyōbu-shōyu (兵部ひょうぶ少しょう輔)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	100,000 koku
3	Hori Naosada (堀ほり直定なおさだ)	1638–1642	-unknown-	-unknown-	100,000 koku
Honda clan (fudai) 1642–1649
1	Honda Tadayoshi (本多ほんだ忠義ただよし)	1643–1649	Noto-no-kami (能登のと守まもる)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	100,000 koku
Echien-Matsudaira clan (shinpan) 1649–1667^[6]
1	Matsudaira Naoyori (松平まつだいら直ただし矩のり)	1649–1667	Yamato-no-kami (大和やまと守まもる), Jijū (侍従じじゅう)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か)	150,000 koku
Sakakibara clan (fudai) 1667–1704^[7]
1	Sakakibara Masatomo (榊原さかきばら政まさし倫りん)	1667–1683	Shikibu-shōyu (式部しきぶ少しょう輔)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	150,000 koku
2	Sakakibara Masakuni (榊原さかきばら政まさし邦くに)	1683–1704	Shikibu-shōyu (式部しきぶ少しょう輔)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か)	150,000 koku
Honda clan (fudai) 1704–1710^[8]
1	Honda Tadataka (本多ほんだ忠孝ただたか)	1704–1709	- none-	-none-	150,000 -> 50,000 koku
2	Honda Tadayoshi (本多ほんだ忠良ただよし)	1709–1710	Nakatsukasa-taifu (中務なかつかさ大輔だいすけ); Jijū (侍従じじゅう)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か)	50,000 koku
Ōkōchi-Matsudaira clan (fudai) 1710–1717 ^[9]
1	Matsudaira Terusada (松平まつだいら輝あきら貞さだ)	1710–1717	Ukyō-no-taifu (右京大夫うきょうのだいぶ); Jijū (侍従じじゅう)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か)	72,000 koku
Manabe clan (fudai) 1710–1720^[10]
1	Manabe Akifusa (間部まべ詮房あきふさ)	1710–1720	Echizen-no-kami (越前えちぜん守まもる)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か)	50,000 koku
2	Manabe Akitoki (間部まべ詮かい言げん)	1720–1720	Shimōsa-no-kami (下総しもうさ守まもる)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	50,000 koku
Naitō clan (fudai) 1720–1871 ^[11]
1	Naitō Kazunobu (内藤ないとう弌信)	1720–1725	Buzen-no-kami (豊前ぶぜん守もり)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か)	50,000 koku
2	Naitō Nobuteru (内藤ないとう信しん輝てる)	1755–1725	Kii-no-kami (紀伊きい守もり)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	50,000 koku
3	Naitō Nobuoki (内藤ないとう信しん興きょう)	1725–1761	Kii-no-kami (紀伊きい守もり)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	50,000 koku
4	Naitō Nobuakira (内藤ないとう信しん旭あさひ)	1761–1762	Buzen-no-kami (豊前ぶぜん守もり)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	50,000 koku
5	Naitō Nobuyori (内藤ないとう信しん凭もたれ)	1762–1781	Kii-no-kami (紀伊きい守もり)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	50,000 koku
6	Naitō Nobuatsu (内藤ないとう信しん敦あつし)	1781–1825	Kii-no-kami (紀伊きい守もり)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か); Jijū (侍従じじゅう)	50,000 koku
7	Naitō Nobuchika (内藤ないとう信しん親おや)	1825–1864	Kii-no-kami (紀伊きい守もり)	Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ四よん位い下か); Jijū (侍従じじゅう)	50,000 koku
8	Naitō Nobutami (内藤ないとう信しん民みん)	1864–1868	Buzen-no-kami (豊前ぶぜん守もり)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	50,000 koku
9	Naitō Nobutomi (内藤ないとう信美のぶよし)	1868–1871	Buzen-no-kami (豊前ぶぜん守もり)	Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従したがえ五ご位い下か)	50,000 koku

Naitō Kazunobu

Naitō Kazunobu (内藤ないとう弌信, November 13, 1658 – December 30, 1730) was a daimyō under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Kazunobu was the grandson of Naitō Nobunari via his second son, Naitō Nobunari, who was a 5000 koku hatamoto. He was born in Edo and was adopted by Naitō Nobuyoshi of Tanagura Domain as his heir in 1673. He was received in formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Ietsuna the same year, and was granted the courtesy title of Kii-no-kami. He became daimyō of Tanagura the following year. In 1712, he was transferred to Tanaka Domain in Suruga Province. In 1712, he served as Osaka jōdai, with a change in courtesy title to Bungo-no-kami and a promotion in court rank; however, no increase in kokudaka. In 1720, he was transferred to Murakami Domain. In 1725, he turned the domain over to his adopted son Naitō Nobuteru; however, Nobuteru died the same year, so he adopted Nobuteru's son Nobuoki instead and went into retirement. He died in 1730 in Edo. His first wife was a daughter of Ōta Suketsugu of Hamamatsu Domain. He later remarried to a daughter of Mori Tsunahiro of Chōshū Domain.

Naitō Nobuteru

Naitō Nobuteru (内藤ないとう信しん輝てる, 1681 – November 29, 1725) was the second Naitō daimyō of Murakami. Nobuteru was the third son of Naitō Nobuyoshi of Tanagura Domain. He was born in Tanagura and was adopted by Naitō Kazunobu as his heir in 1673. He was received in formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi the same year, and was granted the courtesy title of Buzen-no-kami, which was changed to Iyo-no-kami in 1709. He became daimyō of Murakami on Kazunobu's retirement in 1725, receiving also the title of Kii-no-kami, but died after less than a month. His wife was a daughter of Hachitsuka Tokushige of Awa-Tomita Domain.

Naitō Nobuoki

Naitō Nobuoki (内藤ないとう信しん興きょう, 1720 – June 7, 1780) was the 3rd Naitō daimyō of Murakami. Nobuoki was the second son of Naitō Nobuteru. He was born in Edo, and became daimyō at the age of 6 in 1725 on the death of his father. He was received in formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune in 1736, and was granted the courtesy title of Kii-no-kami. He retired in 1761 after an uneventful tenure. He was granted the courtesy title of Daizen-no-suke in 1765. The same year, he took the tonsure. His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Masashige of Nakatsu Domain. He died in Edo in 1780.

Naitō Nobuakira

Naitō Nobuakira (内藤ないとう信しん旭あさひ, 1744 – August 6, 1762) was the 4th Naitō daimyō of Murakami. Nobuakira was the eldest son of Naitō Nobuoki. He was born in Edo, and was received in formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Ieshige in 1758 and was granted the courtesy title of Buzen-no-kami. He became daimyō in 1761 on the retirement of his father and visited Murakami for the first time later that year; however, he died in Murakami the following spring at the age of 18, without heir. His wife was a daughter of Mori Shigenari of Chōshū Domain.

Naitō Nobuyori

Naitō Nobuyori (内藤ないとう信しん凭もたれ, 1748 – February 11, 1781) was the 5th Naitō daimyō of Murakami. Nobuyori was the second son of Naitō Nobuoki. He was born in Murakami, and adopted as posthumous heir upon his brother Naboakira's unexpected death. He was received in formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Ieharu in 1765 and was granted the courtesy title of Kii-no-kami. He died in Edo in 1781 at the age of 34. His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Tadatsune later of Obama Domain.

Naitō Nobuatsu

Naitō Nobuatsu (内藤ないとう信しん敦あつし, October 31, 1777 – May 23, 1825) was the 6th Naitō daimyō of Murakami. Nobuatsu was the eldest son of Naitō Nobuyori. He was born in Edo, and became daimyō in 1781 on the death of his father. In the year 1800 he was appointed a sōshaban and rose to the post of Jisha-bugyō in 1813. in 1817, he was appointed a wakadoshiyori followed by Kyoto Shoshidai in 1823. He died while in office in Kyoto in 1825. His wife was a daughter of Yanagisawa Yasumitsu of Yamato-Kōriyama Domain. He later remarried to a daughter of Matsudaira Sadanobu of Shirakawa Domain.

Naitō Nobuchika

Naitō Nobuchika (内藤ないとう信しん親おや, January 24, 1813 – May 14, 1874) was the 7th Naitō daimyō of Murakami. He was also known as Naitō Nobumoto (内藤ないとう信しん思おもえ). Nobuchika was the third son of Naitō Nobuatsu. He became heir in 1822 on the death of his elder brother, and became daimyō in 1825 on the death of his father. In the year 1843 he was appointed Jisha-bugyō and in 1849 became Osaka jōdai. In 1850, he was appointed Kyoto Shoshidai and rose to the post of Rōjū 1851, holding that post until 1862. During that time, he was influential in the Bunsei reforms and the Kōbu gattai movement. His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Sadanobu of Shirakawa Domain, author of the Kansei Reforms. He retired in 1864, turning the domain over to his adopted son, but continuing to influence politics to the extent that the domain became a member of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War and fought in the Battle of Hokuetsu against the Meiji government. He was pardoned in 1869 and died at the age of 63 in 1874.

Naitō Nobutami

Naitō Nobutami (内藤ないとう信しん民みん, 1850 – August 20, 1868) was the 8th Naitō daimyō of Murakami. Nobutami was the third son of Naitō Masatsuna of Iwamurada Domain. In 1860 he was adopted as heir to Naitō Nobuchika, and was received in formal audience by Shōgun Tokugawa Ieshige in 1863, and granted the courtesy title of Buzen-no-kami, later changed to Kii-no-kami. He became daimyō the following year and assisted the shogunate in the Second Chōshū expedition. In 1868, feigning illness, he refused calls by the shogunate and opened negotiations with the Meiji government, but opinion in the domain was divided, and due to the influence of Nobuchika, the domain sided with the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War. With the defeat of the pro-Tokugawa forces in the Battle of Hokuetsu, he returned to Murakami and committed seppuku on August 28 at the age of 19.

Naitō Nobutomi

Naitō Nobutomi (内藤ないとう信美のぶよし, August 31, 1857 – January 20, 1925) was the 9th (and final) Naitō daimyō of Murakami. Nobutomi was the eldest son of Okabe Nagahiro of Kishiwada Domain. In 1868, Narukami Castle had fallen to the forces of the Meiji government and Naitō Nobutami had committed suicide. Despite these conditions, the karō of Murakami, Torii Masayoshi, brought Nobutomo to Murakami as the adopted son and heir to Naitō Nobuchika. he was recognized as daimyō by the Meiji government, and appointed imperial governor of Murakami until the abolition of the han system in 1871 (to which there was tremendous resistance in Murakami). He relocated to Tokyo after 1871 and changed his surname to Okabe. he was subsequent ennobled as shishiku (viscount under the kazoku peerage system. His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Tadakiyo of Shimabara Domain. He died in Tokyo in 1925.

References

Papinot, E. (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.

External links

(in Japanese) Murakami on "Edo 300 HTML"

Notes

^ "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 村むら上城かみしろ at JCastle.info; retrieved 2013-4-7.
^ ^a ^b Murakami Castle 村むら上城かみしろ 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.

[explorer-1] "Echigo Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-4-7.

[2] Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser. (1987). The Bakufu in Japanese History, p. 150.

[3] Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century, p. 18.

[4] Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Murakami" at Noblaire du Japon, p. 38; Murakami Castle 村むら上城かみしろ at JCastle.info; retrieved 2013-4-7.

[castle-5] Murakami Castle 村むら上城かみしろ at JCastle.info; retrieved 2013-4-7.

[6] Papinot, (2003). "Matsudaira (Echizen)" pp. 29–30; retrieved 2013-4-7.

[7] Papinot, (2003). "Sakakibara" at p. 51; retrieved 2013-4-7.

[8] Papinot, (2003). "Honda" at pp. 10-11; retrieved 2013-4-7.

[9] Papinot, (2003). "Ōkochi" at 46; retrieved 2013-4-7.

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v t e Domains of Hokuriku and Kōshin
Hokuriku region	Murakami Kurokawa Mikkaichi Shibata Muramatsu Mineyama Yoita Nagaoka Shiiya Takada Itoigawa Toyama Kaga Daishōji Echizen-Katsuyama Ōno Maruoka Fukui Sabae Tsuruga Obama
Kōshin region	Iiyama Suzaka Matsushiro Ueda Komoro Iwamurada Tanoguchi Matsumoto Suwa Takatō Iida
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v t e Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
Leader (Meishu)	Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
Governors-General (Sōtoku)	Date Yoshikuni Uesugi Narinori
Staff Officers (Sanbō)	Ogasawara Nagamichi Itakura Katsukiyo
Governmental bodies	Executive: Ōuetsu kōgi-fu (Shiroishi) Military: Gunjikyoku (Fukushima) Parliamentary: Ōuetsu reppankaigi (Shiroishi)
Key castles	Shiroishi Castle Sendai Castle Morioka Castle Fukushima Castle Nagaoka Castle
Member domains	Sendai Yonezawa Nihonmatsu Yunagaya Tanagura Kameda Nakamura Yamagata Fukushima Kaminoyama Ichinoseki Yashima Morioka Miharu Kubota Hirosaki Moriyama Shinjō Hachinohe Iwakitaira Matsumae Honjō Izumi Shimotedo Tendō Nagaoka Shibata Murakami Muramatsu Mineyama Kurokawa
Non-member allies	Aizu Shōnai Domain Jōzai Domain
Battles	Battle of Hokuetsu Battle of Bonari Pass
Important figures	Kawai Tsugunosuke Hosoya Jūdayū Hijikata Toshizō Narayama Sado Hayashi Tadataka