Fukushima Domain

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The Fukushima Domain (福島藩, Fukushima-han^?) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province (modern-day Fukushima Prefecture). Castle location was the Fukusima Castle (福島城, Fukusima-jō^?). Feudal lords were the Honda clan, the Hotta clan, and the Itakura clan. All of them were Fudai daimyos.

1 Castle development
2 Castle location
3 Estates of the realm
4 List of lords
5 Branch Domain
6 References
7 See also

[edit] Castle development

Fukushima castle was once called Sugime Castle (杉目城, Sugime-jō^?). It was extant as far back as the 1400s, when it was ruled by the Date clan.

[edit] Castle location

The Fukusima Castle was located on the site of the current Fukishima Prefecture Hall (福島県庁, Fukusima-ken chō^?), Sugitsuma District (杉妻町, Sugi-tsuma chō^?), Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture.

[edit] Estates of the realm

Omotedaka (表高, Omote-daka^?)(official's salaries): 150,000 koku(The Honda clan)→ 100,000 koku(The Hotta clan)→ 30,000 koku(The Itakura clan).

Feudal estates(The Itakura clan period): "Shinobu District (信夫郡, Shinobu-gun^?)(Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture), Mutsu Province(then, naming it Iwashiro Province)", Date District, "Yamabe District, Kazusa Province"(Tōgane City, Chiba Prefecture), "Hazu District, Mikawa Province".

[edit] List of lords

Honda clan, 1679-1682 (Fudai; 150,000 koku)

Tadakuni

Hotta clan, 1686-1700 (Fudai; 100,000 koku)

Masanaka
Masatoshi

Itakura clan, 1702-1871 (Fudai; 30,000 koku)

Shigehiro
Shigeyasu
Katsusato
Katsutsugu
Katsutō
Katsuyuki
Katsunori
Katsunaga
Katsutoshi
Katsuteru
Katsunao
Katsusato

[edit] Branch Domain

Also, there is no establishment of the Branch Domain (支藩, Shi-han^?) of each clan in the Fukushima Domain Lord period.

The Honda clan was awarded fiefs the Yamasaki Domain (山崎藩, Yamasaki-han^?) of Harima Province, and the Iwase Domain (岩瀬藩, Iwase-han^?) of Mutsu Province in the Kooriyama Domain (郡山藩, Kooriyama-han^?) period of Yamato Province.