270px, Matsudaira Katsushige, 13th daimyō of Iyo-Matsuyama Domain
was a
feudal domain
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under the
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
of
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
Japan, in what is now central
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...
on the island of
Shikoku
is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...
. It was centered around
Matsuyama Castle, and was ruled throughout most of its history by the ''
shinpan daimyō''
Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of t ...
. Iyo-Matsuyama Domain was dissolved in the
abolition of the han system
The in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, the starting year of the Meiji period. Under the reform, all daimyos (, ''daimyō'', feudal lords) ...
in 1871 and is now part of
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...
.
History
Katō Yoshiaki
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late Sengoku period to early Edo period who served as lord of the Aizu Domain.
A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the battle of Shizugatake in 1583, and soon became known as one of the ''shichi-hon- ...
was one of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...
's most trusted and experienced generals, having distinguished himself at the
Battle of Shizugatake
The was a battle of the Sengoku period of Japan fought between Toyotomi Hideyoshi (then Hashiba Hideyoshi) and Shibata Katsuie in Shizugatake, Ōmi Province in May 1583. Katsuie supported Oda Nobutaka's claim as successor of Oda Nobunaga in a ...
in 1583 and in the
Japanese invasions of Korea
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
,
After Hideyoshi's death in 1598, Katō sided with
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
at the
Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: ; Kyūjitai: , Hepburn romanization: ''Sekigahara no Tatakai'') was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu prefecture, Japan, at the end of ...
in 1600, and his 60,000 ''
koku
The is a Chinese-based Japanese unit of volume. 1 koku is equivalent to 10 or approximately , or about . It converts, in turn, to 100 shō and 1000 gō. One ''gō'' is the volume of the "rice cup", the plastic measuring cup that is supplied ...
'' holdings in
Masaki in
Iyo Province
was a province of Japan in the area of northwestern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tosa''" in . Iyo bordered on Sanuki Province to the northeast, Awa to the east, and Tosa to the south. Its abbreviated form name was . In term ...
were expanded to 200,000 ''koku''. He relocated his seat to Matsuyama Castle and this marked the beginning of Iyo-Matsuyama Domain. In 1627, he was transferred to
Aizu Domain
was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1601 to 1871.Ravina, Mark. (1998) ''Land and Lordship in Early Modern Japan,'' p. 222
The Aizu Domain was based at Tsuruga Castle in Mutsu Province, the core of the ...
, and replaced by
Gamō Tadatomo from
Kaminoyama Domain in
Dewa Province
was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .
History
Early peri ...
, who died without heir in 1634.
The
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...
then assigned
Matsudaira Sadayuki from
Kuwana Domain
250px, Reconstructed portion of Kuwana Castle
was a Japanese feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Ise Province. It was centered on Kuwana Castle in what is now the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. It was contr ...
to govern the territory, which was reduced in size to 150,000 ''koku''. His branch of the
Matsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of th ...
would govern Iyo-Matsuyama Domain to the
Meiji restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
. Although prosperous in its early years, the domain was hard hit by famine caused by droughts and floods during the
Kanbun
A is a form of Classical Chinese used in Japan from the Nara period to the mid-20th century. Much of Japanese literature was written in this style and it was the general writing style for official and intellectual works throughout the period. A ...
and
Enpo eras (1661-1680), and financial difficulties continued thereafter. In particular, the
Kyōhō famine
The Kyōhō famine (享保の大飢饉, Kyōhō no daikikin), was a famine on the Japanese island of Kyushu during the reign of Emperor Nakamikado in the Edo period. It is estimated that 12,172-169,000 people died from starvation. The famine, named ...
of 1732 was especially severe and the 5th ''daimyō''. Matsudaira Sadahide was severely criticized by this shogunate for mismanagement when it was revealed that although 3500 commoners had died of starvation, his
samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...
continued to enjoy lives of dissipation. Despite constant financial issues, the
tenshu
is an architectural typology found in Japanese castle complexes. They are easily identifiable as the highest tower within the castle. Common translations of ''tenshu'' include keep, main keep, or ''donjon''.
''Tenshu'' are characterized as ty ...
of Matsuyama Castle was rebuilt in 1854 by the 12th ''daimyō'', Matsudaira Katsuyoshi, although it had been destroyed by lightning seventy years previously in 1784. In 1859, Matsudaira Katsunari, the 13th ''daimyō'', was ordered by the shogunate to construct coastal artillery batteries at
Kanagawa
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
in
Musashi Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, S ...
in response to the
Perry Expedition
The Perry Expedition ( ja, 黒船来航, , "Arrival of the Black Ships") was a diplomatic and military expedition during 1853–1854 to the Tokugawa Shogunate involving two separate voyages by warships of the United States Navy. The goals of thi ...
. During the
Bakumatsu period
was the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ended. Between 1853 and 1867, Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy known as and changed from a feudal Tokugawa shogunate to the modern empire of the Meiji govern ...
, the domain was strongly pro-shogunate, and was in the vanguard of the 1864
First Chōshū expedition
The First Chōshū expedition ( ja, 第一次長州征討) was a punitive military expedition by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Chōshū Domain in September–November 1864. The expedition was in retaliation for Chōshū's role in the attack ...
. During that battle, Matsuyama troops looted and massacred the inhabitants of
Suō-Ōshima
is a town and an island located in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Suō-Ōshima was formed on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the former towns of Ōshima, Kuka, Tachibana and Tōwa, all from towns of Ōshima District.
As ...
island, which set the seeds for a strong enmity between
Chōshū Domain
The , also known as the , was a domain (''han'') of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871.Deal, William E. (2005) ''Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan,'' p. 81
The Chōshū Domain was base ...
and Matsuyama. The 14th ''daimyō'',
Matsudaira Sadaaki
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Bakumatsu period, who was the last ruler of the Kuwana Domain. Sadaaki was the adopted heir of Matsudaira Sadamichi, the descendant of Sadatsuna, the third son of Hisamatsu Sadakatsu (1569–1623), who was Tok ...
was appointed ''
rōjū
The , usually translated as '' Elder'', was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council of Elders as a whole; under the first two ''sh ...
'' in 1867. During the
Boshin War
The , sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a clique seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperi ...
, he guarded the
Umeda
is a major commercial, business, shopping and entertainment district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, and the city's main northern railway terminus (Ōsaka Station, Umeda Station). The district's name means "plum field".
History
Umeda was historical ...
area of
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
, but on hearing that
Shogun
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming ...
had abandoned his forces during the
Battle of Toba-Fushimi
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
, returned to Matsuyama. The domain surrendered to the imperial side under the conditions that it pay a 150,000 ''
ryō
The was a gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre- Meiji Japan. It was eventually replaced with a system based on the ''yen''.
Origins
The ''ryō'' was originally a unit of weight from China, the ''tael.'' It came into use in Japan ...
'' fine to the Imperial Court and that Matsudaira Sadaaki resign and be placed under
house arrest
In justice and law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or, in modern times, electronic monitoring) is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to their residence. Travel is usually restricted, if all ...
through the intercession of
Tosa Domain
The was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, controlling all of Tosa Province in what is now Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It was centered around Kōchi Castle, and was ruled throughout its history by t ...
, who was wary of Chōshū's increasing influence and belligerence. Afterwards, the
Meiji government
The was the government that was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain and Chōshū Domain in the 1860s. The Meiji government was the early government of the Empire of Japan.
Politicians of the Meiji government were known as the Meiji o ...
ordered Sadaaki to change his family name from 'Matsudaira' to 'Hisamatsu.' In 1871, the domain became "Matsuyama Prefecture" due to the
abolition of the han system
The in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, the starting year of the Meiji period. Under the reform, all daimyos (, ''daimyō'', feudal lords) ...
. Later, it was incorporated into Ehime Prefecture via "Sekitetsu Prefecture"..
In 1887, the family was granted the title of count (''hakushaku'') under the ''
kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947. They succeeded the feudal lords () and court nobles (), but were abolished with the 1947 constitution.
Kazoku ( 華族) should not be confused with ' ...
'' peerage system. The clan's Takayashiki residence in
Edo was the location where
Horibe Yasubei
was a warrior in Japan. Yasubee was born to , a samurai of the Shibata Domain (a Han (country subdivision), ''han'' in present-day Niigata Prefecture) . When Yasubee was 13, his father lost his position and became a rōnin. Soon afterwards, Yaji ...
and 11 other of the
Forty-seven rōnin
The revenge of the , also known as the or Akō vendetta, is a historical event in Japan in which a band of ''rōnin'' (lordless samurai) avenged the death of their master on 31 January 1703. The incident has since become legendary. It is on ...
of the
Ako incident committed ''
seppuku
, sometimes referred to as hara-kiri (, , a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honour but was also practised by other Japanese people ...
'' in 1703. After the Meiji restoration, the estate was sold to
Matsukata Masayoshi
Prince was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1891 to 1892 and 1896 to 1898.
Early life
Matsukata Masayoshi was born on 25 February 1835, in Arata, Kagoshima, Satsuma Province (present-day Shimoarata, Kagoshima, Kagoshi ...
and subsequently became the site of the Italian embassy in Tokyo.
Holdings at the end of the Edo period
As with most domains in the
han system
( ja, 藩, "domain") is a Japanese historical term for the estate of a daimyo in the Edo period (1603–1868) and early Meiji period (1868–1912). Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Han"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 283. or (daimyo domain) s ...
, Matsuyama Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned ''
kokudaka
refers to a system for determining land value for taxation purposes under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo-period Japan, and expressing this value in terms of ''koku'' of rice. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Koku"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 54 ...
'', based on periodic
cadastral
A cadastre or cadaster is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country.Jo Henssen, ''Basic Principles of the Main Cadastral Systems in the World,'/ref>
Often it is represented graphically in a cad ...
surveys and projected agricultural yields.
*
Iyo Province
was a province of Japan in the area of northwestern Shikoku. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tosa''" in . Iyo bordered on Sanuki Province to the northeast, Awa to the east, and Tosa to the south. Its abbreviated form name was . In term ...
**29 villages in
Noma District (entire district)
**25 villages in
Wake District (entire district)
**36 villages in
Onsen District (entire district)
**32 villages in
Kume District (entire district)
**26 villages in
Shūfu District
**25 villages in
Kuwamura District
**17 villages in
Ochi District
**77 villages in
Kazahaya District
**47 villages in
Ukena District
**22 villages in
Iyo District
List of daimyō
:
Simplified family tree (Matsudaira)
* Mizuno Tadamasa, Lord of Kariya (1493–1543). He had issue, including:
** Mizuno Nobumoto (died 1576)
*** (likely) Doi Toshikatsu, Lord of Koga (1573–1644)
**** A daughter, m. Hori Naotsugu, Lord of Murakami (1614–1638)
***** A daughter, m. Hori Naoyoshi, Lord of Muramatsu (1637–1676)
****** Hori Naotoshi, 3rd Lord of Muramatsu (1658–1716)
******* Hori Naohide, 5th Lord of Susaka (1700–1767)
******** Ho-umyōin, m. Tachibana Nagahiro, 5th Lord of Miike (1720–1778)
********* Tachibana Tanechika, 6th Lord of Miike (1744–1809)
********** A daughter (1782–1807), m. Ikeda Naganori (born 1783)
*********** A daughter, m. Matsudaira Katsumi
************ Lieutenant-General Hisamatsu Sadakoto, 17th family head, 1st Count (1867–1943; 17th family head: 1872–1943; Count: c. 1884)
************* Hisamatsu Sadatake, 18th family head, 2nd Count (1899–1995; 18th family head: 1943–95; 2nd Count: 1943–47)
************** Hisamatsu Sadanaru, 19th family head (born 1926; 19th family head: 1995-present)
*************** Hisamatsu Sadasato (born 1979)
** A daughter (died 1597), m. Matsudaira Iehiro (died 1571)
*** A daughter, m. Torii Mototada, Lord of Yasaku (1539–1600)
**** Torii Naritsugu, Lord of Tanimura (1570–1631)
***** A daughter, m. Inoue Masatoshi, 1st Lord of Kasama (1606–1675)
****** Inoue Masatō, 2nd Lord of Kasama (1630–1701)
******* Inoue Teishōin, m. Matsudaira Nobuteru, 1st Lord of Koga (1660–1725)
******** Matsudaira Nobutoki, 1st Lord of Hamamatsu (1683–1744)
********* Matsudaira Nobunao, 1st Lord of Yoshida (1719–1768)
********** Matsudaira Nobuuya, 2nd Lord of Yoshida (1737–1770)
*********** Matsudaira Kikaku (1767–1789), m. Nagai Naonobu, 9th Lord of Takatsuki (1761–1815)
************ Nagai Yasuko (died 1812), m. Tōdō Takasawa, 10th Lord of Tsu (1781–1825)
************* Tōdō Takayuki, 11th Lord of Tsu (1813–1895)
************** XIV. Matsudaira (Tōdō) Sadaaki, 14th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1845–1872; r. 1867–68; 14th & 16th family head: 1867–68 & 1871–72)
** O-dainokata (1528–1602). She married twice and had issue, including:
***
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
, 1st Tokugawa Shōgun (1543–1616; r. 1603–05) (by O-dainokata's first husband
Matsudaira Hirotada
was the lord of Okazaki Castle in Mikawa province, Japan during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century.
He is best known for being the father of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Biography
Hirotada was the son of Matsudaira ...
(1526–1549))
**** Tokugawa Yorinobu, 1st Lord of Kishū (1602–1671)
***** Tokugawa Mitsutada, 2nd Lord of Kishū (1627–1705)
******
Tokugawa Yoshimune
was the eighth ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Lineage
Yoshimune ...
, 5th Lord of Kishū, 8th Tokugawa Shōgun (1684–1751; Lord of Kishū: 1705–16; Shōgun: 1716–45)
******* Tokugawa Munetake, 1st Tayasu-Tokugawa family head (1716–1771)
******** IX. Matsudaira Sadakuni, 9th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1757–1804; r. 1779–1804)
********* X. Sadanori, 10th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1793–1809; r. 1804–09)
********* XI. Sadamichi, 11th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1804–1835; r. 1809–35)
**** Tokugawa Yorifusa, 1st Lord of Mito (1603–1661)
***** Matsudaira Yorishige, 1st Lord of Takamatsu (1622–1695)
****** Matsudaira Yoritoshi (1661–1687)
******* Matsudaira Yoritoyo, 3rd Lord of Takamatsu (1680–1735)
******** Tokugawa Munetaka, 4th Lord of Mito (1705–1730)
********* Tokugawa Munemoto, 5th Lord of Mito (1728–1766)
********** Tokugawa Harumori, 6th Lord of Mito (1751–1805)
*********** Tokugawa Harutoshi, 7th Lord of Mito (1773–1816)
************ Matsudaira Yorihiro, 9th Lord of Takamatsu (1798–1842)
************* XIII and XV. Katsushige, 13th & 15th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1832–1912; Lord: 1856–67 & 1868–69; Governor: 1871; 15th family head: 1868–71)
*** Hisamatsu Sadakatsu, Lord of Kuwana (1560–1624) (by O-dainokata's second husband
Hisamatsu Toshikatsu (1526–1587))
**** I. Matsudaira Sadayuki, 1st Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1587–1668; r. 1635–68)
***** II. Sadayori, 2nd Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1607–1662; r. 1658–62)
****** III. Sadanaga, 3rd Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1640–1674; r. 1662–74)
****** A daughter, m. Shimazu Tsunahisa (1632–1673)
******* Shimazu Tsunataka, 3rd Lord of Satsuma (1650–1704)
******** Shimazu Yoshitaka, 4th Lord of Satsuma (1675–1747)
********* Shimazu Tsugutoyo, 5th Lord of Satsuma (1702–1760)
********** Shimazu Shigetoshi, 7th Lord of Satsuma (1729–1755)
*********** Shimazu Shigehide, 8th Lord of Satsuma (1745–1833)
************ Shimazu Narinobu, 9th Lord of Satsuma (1774–1841)
************* Shimazu Narioki, 10th Lord of Satsuma (1791–1858)
************** Shimazu Hisamitsu (1817–1887)
*************** Shimazu Tadayoshi, 12th Lord of Satsuma (1840–1897)
**************** Sadako (1878–1974), m. Lieutenant-General Hisamatsu Sadakoto, 17th family head, 1st Count - see above
************* XII. Matsudaira Katsuyoshi, 12th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1817–1856; r. 1835–56)
************** Sadakyō-in Kunihime (1843–1904), m. XIV. Matsudaira (Tōdō) Sadaaki, 14th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama - see above
**** Sadafusa, 1st Lord of Imabari (1604–1676)
***** Sadatoki, 2nd Lord of Imabari (1635–1676)
****** IV. Sadanao, 4th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1660–1720; r. 1674–1720)
******* V. Sadahide, 5th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1696–1733; r. 1720–33)
******** VI. Sadataka, 6th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1716–1763; r. 1733–63)
******** VII. Sadakatsu, 7th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1733–1765; r. 1763–65)
******* Sadaakira, 1st Lord of Matsuyama-Shinden (1700–1747)
******** VIII. Sadakiyo, 8th Lord of Iyo-Matsuyama (1729–1779; r. 1765–79)
Genealogy (jp)
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See also
* List of Han
* Abolition of the han system
The in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, the starting year of the Meiji period. Under the reform, all daimyos (, ''daimyō'', feudal lords) ...
References
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