Komoro Domain

was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Komoro Castle, located in what is now part of the city of Komoro in Nagano Prefecture."Shinano Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com
retrieved 2013-5-13.

History

The area which later became Komoro Domain was repeated contested between the Uesugi clan, the Takeda clan and the Later Hōjō clan during the Sengoku period, changing hands repeatedly. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi annihilated the Hōjō clan in the Siege of Odawara in 1590, he awarded Komoro as a 50,000 '' koku'' holding to Sengoku Hidehisa. The marked the start of Komoro Domain. He was confirmed in his status by Tokugawa Ieyasu after the Battle of Sekigahara, and his son, Sengoku Tadamasa was transferred to Ueda Domain in 1622.

Komoro was part of the holdings of Kōfu Domain from 1622-1624, but was revived as an independent domain for Matsudaira Norinaga from 1624-1647. On his death without an heir, the domain was placed under Matsumoto Domain for a year, until the transfer of Aoyama Munetoshi, who was raised from ''hatamoto'' status. He subsequently served as ''Osaka jōdai'' from 1662, and Komoro was given to Sakai Tadayoshi, formerly of Isesaki Domain. Sakai was demoted to Tanaka Domain in Suruga Province in 1679. The next ruler of Komoro was Nishio Tadanari, formerly of Tanaka Domain. He made great efforts to undo the damage caused by the misgovernment of Sakai Tadayoshi, but was transferred to Yokosuka Domain in 1682. Komoro was then given to a junior branch of the Matsudaira clan from 1679 to 1702.

In 1702, Makino Yasushige was transferred to Komoro from Yoita Domain in Echigo Province. This at last brought stability to the administration of the domain, as the Makino clan continued to rule until the Meiji restoration.

During the Boshin War, the 10th ''daimyō'', Makino Yasumasu quickly supported the imperial side, and participated in the Battle of Hokuetsu and was assigned to guard Usui Pass. However, in September 1869 he was forced to suppress an attempted coup d’etat within his own domain.

In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system, Komoro Domain briefly became Komoro Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Nagano Prefecture.

Bakumatsu period holdings

As with most domains in the han system, Komoro Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned '' kokudaka'', based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987)
''Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century,'' p. 18

* Shinano Province
**16 villages in Chiisagata District
**46 villages in Saku District

List of daimyō

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Makino Yasushige

was the 3rd Makino ''daimyō'' of Yoita Domain in Echigo Province and the 1st Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Ieshige was the fifth son of Honjō Munesuke of Ashikaga Domain and his mother was a princess of the Nijō clan. In 1688 he was adopted by Makino Yasumichi, and became ''daimyō'' of Yoita on the latter's retirement the following year. In 1702, he received an increase in '' kokudaka'' of 5000 '' koku'', and was transferred to Komoro. HIs wife was a daughter of Ogasawara Tadakata of Kokura Domain. He died in 1723.

Makino Yasuchika

was the 2nd Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasuchika was the eldest son of Makino Yasushige. He was received in formal audience by Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune in 1720, and became ''daimyō'' on his father's death in 1722. In 1725 he visited his domain for the first time. In 1731 he was appointed ''bugyō'' to oversee ceremonies at Nikkō Tōshōgū. In 1742, the domain suffered from severe damage due to storms and he applied for a loan of 2000 ''ryō'' from the shogunate. In 1751, he turned to the parent house of the Makino clan at Nagaoka Domain for financial assistance. His wife was a daughter of Rokugō Masaharu of Honjō Domain. He died in 1758.

Makino Yasumitsu

was the 3rd Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasumitsu was the eldest son of Makino Yasuchika and was born in Komoro. He became ''daimyō'' on his father's death in 1758. In 1762 he was appointed a ''sōshaban'', holding that position until his retirement in 1784. He retired to Edo, where he devoted his days to poetry, painting and drinking until his death in 1801. His wife was a daughter of Makino Sadamichi of Nobeoka Domain.

Makino Yasuyori

was the 4th Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasuyori was the eldest son of Makino Yasumitsu and became ''daimyō'' on his father's retirement in 1784. In 1786 he was appointed ''Osaka kaban''. He died at the clan's Edo residence at Koishikawa in 1794 at the age of 45. His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Chikamitsu of Kitsuki Domain.

Makino Yasutomo

was the 5th Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasutomo was the eldest son of Makino Yasuyori and became ''daimyō'' on his father's death in 1794. In 1798 he was appointed a ''Sōshaban''. However, he was sickly and could only walk with a cane. He died of beriberi in Edo in 1800 at the age of 27. His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Nobuhiro of Akashi Domain.

Makino Yasunaga

was the 6th Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasunaga was the eldest son of Makino Yasutomo and became ''daimyō'' on his father's death in 1800. In 1802 he established a han school. He received the courtesy title of ''Naizen-no-kami'' in 1814. He retired citing illness in 1819, but lived to 1868. He never took a formal wife.

Makino Yasuakira

was the 7th Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasuakira was the second son of Makino Yasutomo and became ''daimyō'' on his brother's retirement in 1819. He received the courtesy title of ''Naizen-no-kami'' in 1822. He died at the clan's Edo residence at Koishikawa in 1827 at the age of 28. His wife was a daughter of Torii Tadateru of Mibu Domain; however, he had no male heir.

Makino Yasunobu

was the 8th Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. His name is also sometimes transliterated as "Yasunori". Yasunobu was the sixth son of Makino Tadakiyo of Nobeoka Domain and was adopted as heir to Makino Yasuakira. He became ''daimyō'' in 1827; however, he died at the clan's Edo residence at Hamamachi in 1832 at the age of 24. His wife was a daughter of Ishikawa Fusasuke of Kameyama Domain; however, he had no male heir.

Makino Yasutoshi

was the 9th Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasutoshi was born in Hibiya, Edo as the sixth son of Makino Sadamoto of Kasama Domain and was adopted as posthumous heir to Makino Yasunobu in 1832. At the time, the domain was suffering greatly form the Great Tenpō famine, and also from a smallpox epidemic. Yasunobu brought doctors with smallpox vaccine from Edo, and led the effort vaccinate the population by having his own children vaccinated first to set an example. From 1855, he attempted to institute numerous rural reforms based on the teachings of Ninomiya Sontoku and to create stockpiled against future bad harvests. He also encouraged the development of a ''washi'' paper industry. In 1858, he was appointed a ''wakadoshiyori'', and was a strong supporter of the ''Tairō'' Ii Naosuke. He died in 1863 at the age of 46. His wife was a daughter of Matsudaira Nobuhide of Kameyama Domain. After her death, he remarried to a daughter of Kutsuki Tsunaeda of Fukuchiyama Domain.

Makino Yasumasa

150px, Makino Yasumasa
was the 10th (and final) Makino ''daimyō'' of Komoro. Yasutoshi was the second son of Makino Yasutoshi and was received in formal audience by Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi in 1859. He became ''daimyō'' on his father's death in 1863 and from 1864 his courtesy title was promoted to ''Tōtōmi-no-kami''. However, among his retainers, there was a strong faction which supported his younger brother Nobunosuke (later Honda Tadanao, ''daimyō'' of Okazaki Domain), and was forced to suppress an attempted coup. He also faced possible overthrow when he sided with the imperial faction in the Boshin War and ordered his forces against the pro-Tokugawa army at the Battle of Hokuetsu, as this placed the domain in direct conflict with its parent house at Nagaoka Domain. In September 1869, he also had to suppress a revolt by followers of the failed Mito rebellion within his domain. Later in 1869, he was appointed imperial governor of Komoro by the new Meiji government. On the abolition of the han system in July 1871, he changed his name to Yasutomi (康民). He retired from public life in 1883 and died in 1918.

See also

List of Han

References

*''The content of this article was largely derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.''
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External links

Komoro Domain on "Edo 300 HTML"

Notes

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Domains of Japan
History of Nagano Prefecture
Shinano Province
Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan
Makino clan
Nishio clan
Ogyū-Matsudaira clan
Sakai clan