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of the
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of
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during the
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 ...
from 1600 to 1871. The Sendai Domain was based at
Aoba Castle 260px, Layout of Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as or as . In 2003, the ca ...
in
Mutsu Province was an old province of Japan in the area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the municipalities of Kazuno and Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. Mutsu Province is also known as or . The term is often used to refer to the comb ...
, in the modern city of
Sendai is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
, located in the
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of the island of
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. The Sendai Domain was ruled for its existence by the '' tozama'' ''
daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
'' of the
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, and under the ''
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 ...
'' system its income rating at 625,000 ''
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 ...
'' was the third-largest domain in Japan after the
Satsuma Domain The , briefly known as the , was a domain (''han'') of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1602 to 1871. The Satsuma Domain was based at Kagoshima Castle in Satsuma Province, the core of the modern city of Kagoshima, ...
and
Kaga Domain The , also known as the , was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1583 to 1871.
. The Sendai Domain was geographically the largest domain in northern Japan with its mostly-
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holdings covering most of southern Mutsu Province, including all of present-day
Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...
, parts of southern
Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefectur ...
and northeastern
Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...
. The Sendai Domain was the focal member of the
Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei The was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War. Its flag was either a white interwoven five-pointed star on a black field, or a black i ...
against 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 ...
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 ...
. The Sendai 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 by 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 ...
.


Foundation

The Sendai domain was founded in the closing years of the 16th century. When
Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all ...
presented himself to
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 ...
, who was undertaking the Odawara Campaign, he was granted the former fiefs of the Kasai 葛西 and Ōsaki 大崎 families, in return for his hereditary lands of Yonezawa 米沢,
Aizu is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The princip ...
会津, and Sendō 仙道.仙台藩
/ref> Upon entry into his new fief, Masamune took up residence in
Iwadeyama Castle was a castle in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. After serving Hideyoshi for a time, Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the T ...
, and then started construction on
Sendai Castle 260px, Layout of Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as or as . In 2003, the ca ...
. The name of Sendai at this time was written 千代, however, Masamune changed it to 仙臺 (Later changed to the current 仙台)("hermit's platform," presumably alluding to Chinese mysticism). During the
Sekigahara Campaign The Sekigahara Campaign was a series of battles in Japan fought between the Eastern Army aligned with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Western Army loyal to Ishida Mitsunari, culminating in the decisive Battle of Sekigahara. The conflict was sparke ...
, the Date clan had been promised an increase in formal domain income to one million
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 ...
; however, as they were fighting with the
Uesugi clan The is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries). Appert, Georges. (1888) ''Ancien Japon,'' p. 79./ref> At its height, the clan had three main branch ...
for their old lands in the Date district, this did not come to pass. It has been estimated that the Sendai Domain's ''jitsudaka'', or true income level, may have been somewhere between one and two million koku. A relief sculpture on the base of Masamune's equestrian statue in
Sendai Castle 260px, Layout of Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as or as . In 2003, the ca ...
commemorates his entry into the city, which was then a small village.


''Daimyōs'' of Sendai

A list of the ''
daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...
s'' of Sendai follows below, in chronological order: #
Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all ...
(1567–1636), r. 1600–1636 #
Date Tadamune was an early Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 2nd ''daimyō'' of the 625,000 ''koku'' Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. He was the half-brother of Date Hidemune of Uwajima Domain. Biography Tadamune was born as Torakikum ...
(1600–1658), r. 1636–1658 #
Date Tsunamune was an early Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in northern Japan from 1658 to 1660, and the 19th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. Tsunamune's succession and rule was soon opposed by a number of his kinsm ...
(1640–1711), r. 1658–1660 #
Date Tsunamura was an early Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 4th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in northern Japan, and the 20h hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. Tsunamura’s succession led to the ''Date Sōdō'' or "Date Disturbance" of 1671, which has ...
(1659–1719), r. 1660–1703 # Date Yoshimura (1680–1752), r. 1703–1743 #
Date Munemura was an mid-Edo period Japanese people, Japanese samurai, and the 6th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, and the 22nd hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. Biography Munemura was the fourth son of Date Yoshim ...
(1718–1756), r. 1743–1756 # Date Shigemura (1742–1796), r. 1756–1790 #
Date Narimura was a mid-Edo period Japanese people, Japanese samurai, and the 8th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, and the 24th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. Biography Narimura was the second son of Date Shigemura ...
(1775–1796), r. 1790–1796 #
Date Chikamune was an mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 9th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in northern Japan, and the 25th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. Biography Chikamune was the eldest son of Date Narimura. His childhood name was Masachiyo ( ...
(1796–1809), r. 1796–1809(1812) #
Date Narimune } was an mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 10th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, and the 26th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. Biography Narimune was the posthumous second son of Date Narimura; hi ...
(1796–1819), r. 1809(1812)–1819 # Date Nariyoshi (1798–1828), r. 1819–1827 #
Date Narikuni was an late-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 12th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, and the 28th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. Biography Narikuni was the son of Date Munemitsu of the Tome-Date cla ...
(1817–1841), r. 1827–1841 #
Date Yoshikuni was a late-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 13th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, the 29th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. He is known primarily for his role as commander-in-chief of the Ōuetsu Re ...
(1825–1874), r. 1841–1868 # Date Munemoto (1866–1917), r. 1868 Munemoto ruled briefly as the 14th and final lord of Sendai in 1868, when the domain was abolished. He thus became the first imperial governor of Sendai, serving until 1870, and was succeeded by a cousin, Date Muneatsu, who served as the second imperial governor until 1871.


Genealogy (simplified)

* I. Date Masamune, 1st ''daimyō'' of Sendai (cr. 1600) (1567–1636; r. 1600–1636) **Hisamune, 1st ''daimyō'' of Uwajima (1591–1658; ''daimyō'' of Uwajima: 1614–1657) *** Munetoshi, 2nd ''daimyō'' of Uwajima (1635–1709; r. 1657–1693) ** II. Tadamune, 2nd ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1600–1658; r. 1636–1658) *** III. Tsunamune, 3rd ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1640–1711; r. 1658–1660) **** IV. Tsunamura, 4th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1659–1719; r. 1660–1703) ****Muneyoshi, 3rd ''daimyō'' of Uwajima (1665–1711; r. 1693–1711) *****Muratoshi, 4th ''daimyō'' of Uwajima (1705–1735; r. 1711–1735) ******Muratoki, 5th ''daimyō'' of Uwajima (1725–1794; r. 1735–1794) *******Yamaguchi Naokiyo (1754–1793). Married Yamaguchi Tomoko, daughter of a ''hatamoto'' and adopted into her family ********Yamaguchi Naokatsu (1777–1825) ********* Date Munenari, 8th ''daimyō'' of Uwajima, 1st Count (1818–1892; r. 1844–1858, 1st Count: 1884–1892) **********Muneatsu, Governor of Sendai, 1st Baron (1852–1911; Governor of Sendai: 1870–1871, Baron: 1888–1892). He had descendants in the male line. ******* Muranaga, 6th ''daimyō'' of Uwajima (1763–1836; r. 1794–1824) ********Munetada, 7th ''daimyō'' of Uwajima (1792–1889; r. 1824–1844) *********Munenori, 9th ''daimyō'' of Uwajima, 1st Marquess (1830–1906; r. 1858–1869; Governor of Uwajima: 1869–1871; Marquess: 1891) **********Munetsura, 2nd Marquess (1860–1923; 2nd Marquess: 1906–1923) **********Noritaka (1866–1944) ***********Muneaki, 3rd Marquess (1905–1969; 3rd Marquess: 1923–1947) ************Munerei (1935–2008) *************Munenobu (b. 1971) ***Munefusa (1646–1686). Head of the Tade sept of the Date clan **** V. Yoshimura, 5th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1680–1752; r. 1703–1743) ***** VI. Munemura, 6th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1718–1756; r. 1743–1756) ****** VII. Shigemura, 7th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1742–1796; r. 1756–1790) ******* VIII. Narimura, 8th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1775–1796; r. 1790–1796) ******** IX. Chikamune, 9th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (9 April 1796 – 1812; r. 1796–1812) ******** X. Narimune, 10th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (15 October 1796 – 1819; r. 1812–1819) *****Murayoshi (1743–1787) ******Tamura Murasuke, 5th ''daimyō'' of Ichinoseki (1763–1808). Adopted to head the Tamura branch family ******* XI. Nariyoshi, 11th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1798–1828; r. 1819–1827) ******** XIII. Yoshikuni, 13th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1825–1874; r. 1841–1868) ********* XIV. Munemoto, 14th ''daimyō'' of Sendai, 1st Governor, 1st Count (1866–1917; r. 1868; Governor of Sendai: 1868–1870, family head 1870–1917, created 1st Count 1884). *********Kunimune, 15th family head, 2nd Count (1870–1923; 15th family head and 2nd Count: 1917–1923) **********Okimune, 16th family head, 3rd Count (1906–1947; 16th family head and 3rd Count: 1923–1947) ***********Sadamune, 17th family head (1937–1981; 17th family head: 1947–1981). ************ Yasumune, 18th family head (b. 1959; 18th family head since 1981) ******Munemitsu (1787–1843) ******* XII. Narikuni, 12th ''daimyō'' of Sendai (1817–1841; r. 1827–1841)


Political structure

The Sendai domain, like many other domains across the country, had its political center in its castle town (what became the modern city of Sendai). However, some retainers had their personal landholdings scattered throughout the domain's territory, as it was largely contiguous. Their presence provided a secondary, more local level of supervision. Certain of the higher-ranked retainers of Sendai even separated from the main domain and founded their own territories.
Mizusawa Domain The was a feudal domain in Mutsu Province of Japan (present-day Mizusawa-ward, Ōshū, Iwate) during the Edo period. It was a subdomain (支藩) of the Sendai Domain. Sometimes it was suggested that the domain be called "Naka-Tsuyama han" (中 ...
was one such short-lived subdomain. The
Ichinoseki Domain was a '' tozama'' feudal domain of Edo period Japan It was located in Mutsu Province, in northern Honshū. The domain was centered at Ichinoseki jin'ya, located in the center of what is now the city of Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture. Histo ...
, ruled by the Tamura family, was another subdomain, and survived to the end of the Edo period.


Retainer ranks and military structure

There were eleven main ranks into which the retainers of the Sendai domain were divided. # ''Ichimon'' 一門: blood relations of the Date clan. Held prestige but no actual political or administrative role. # ''Ikka'' 一家: The families who ran much of the high-level day-to-day affairs of the
Date clan The is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Date", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 5 retrieved 2013-5-5. History The Date family was founded ...
. # ''Jun ikka'' 準一家: Families who had lost their heads or had been incapacitated due to internal strife in the
Date clan The is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Date", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 5 retrieved 2013-5-5. History The Date family was founded ...
. # ''Ichizoku'' 一族: Fudai (long-standing) retainers of the
Date clan The is a Japanese samurai kin group. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Date", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 5 retrieved 2013-5-5. History The Date family was founded ...
. # ''Shukurō'' 宿労: Hereditary
bugyō was a title assigned to ''samurai'' officials during the feudal period of Japan. ''Bugyō'' is often translated as commissioner, magistrate, or governor, and other terms would be added to the title to describe more specifically a given official' ...
(magistrates). # ''Chakuza'' 着座: Retainers who had the right to report to the castle and present the lord with a sword and stirrups for new year's celebrations, and in return receive a cup of ''sake'' from the lord. This rank was founded after
Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all ...
's tenure as lord. # ''Tachi-jō'' 太刀上: Retainers who had the right to present the lord with a sword at new year's festivities, and in return received a cup of ''sake'' from the lord. This was a rank founded after
Masamune , was a medieval Japanese blacksmith widely acclaimed as Japan's greatest swordsmith. He created swords and daggers, known in Japanese as ''tachi'' and ''tantō'', in the ''Sōshū'' school. However, many of his forged ''tachi'' were made into ...
's tenure. # ''Meshidashi'' 召出: Retainers who had the right to appear at the domainal new year's festivities. As with ''chakuza'' and ''tachi-jō'', this rank was founded after
Masamune , was a medieval Japanese blacksmith widely acclaimed as Japan's greatest swordsmith. He created swords and daggers, known in Japanese as ''tachi'' and ''tantō'', in the ''Sōshū'' school. However, many of his forged ''tachi'' were made into ...
's time. # ''Heishi'' 平士 and ''Ōbanshi'' 大番士: The main body of Sendai's fighting force, the rank was organized in
Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan's Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful ''daimyō'' in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he was made all ...
's time and revived during the tenure of the fourth daimyo Tsunamura. One ''kumi'' 組 (unit) consisted of 360 men, and the domain had 10 such units, setting their number at 3600. # ''Kumi-shi'' 組士: The men under the ''heishi'' and ''ōbanshi''. Footmen, tea instructors, hawking assistants, entourage members, among others, all came from this category. # ''Sotsu'' 卒: Foot soldiers, coolies, lesser menials, and so on.


Education

The domain's school was known as the ''Yōkendō'' 養賢堂. A medical school was established in Sendai in 1822.


Boshin War

In 1868, the Sendai Domain did not have forces active in the
Battle of Toba–Fushimi The occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868 (or fourth year of Keiō, first month, 3rd day, according to the lunar calendar), when the forces of the shog ...
; however, it did have a liaison office in Kyoto which kept track of the developing situation. It was approached several times by the nascent imperial government with requests to assist in subduing Aizu. Sendai did provide some cooperation to the new government, and accepted its envoys, under
Kujō Michitaka , son of regent Kujō Hisatada and adopted son of his brother, Kujō Yukitsune, was a '' kuge'' or Japanese court noble of the late Edo period and politician of the early Meiji era who served as a member of the House of Peers. One of his daughte ...
, that spring. However,
Date Yoshikuni was a late-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 13th ''daimyō'' of Sendai Domain in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, the 29th hereditary chieftain of the Date clan. He is known primarily for his role as commander-in-chief of the Ōuetsu Re ...
, the ''daimyō'' of Sendai, opposed the harshness shown against Aizu, saying that it was like "a sentence being passed on one who never had a trial". Despite its efforts at negotiating on behalf of Aizu, Sendai was largely cooperative with the Kyoto government for much of the spring of 1868. This came to an end in May 1868, when Sendai men discovered that the Chōshū officer Sera Shūzō (who had accompanied the imperial delegation) had written a slanderous letter indicating a desire to describe "all in the north to be enemies," and to ask for reinforcements to subdue the entire region by armed force.See this page (in Japanese) for a transcription of Sera's letter: http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/ytsubu/theme13g.htm Naturally, the Sendai men were outraged that they too were to be punished despite their cooperation. A group of these men killed Sera, and pushed ahead with Sendai sponsorship of a northern coalition of domains. This became the
Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei The was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War. Its flag was either a white interwoven five-pointed star on a black field, or a black i ...
.


After Boshin

The Sendai domain was punished for its actions against the imperial army in the Boshin War, though not as severely as
Aizu is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The princip ...
. Sendai's holdings were reduced; it was also made the center of the new government's operations in the north.
Shiroishi Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle in what is now the city of Shiroishi, Miyagi. During the Edo period, it was the castle of the Katakura clan, who were hereditary retainers of the Date clan of Sendai Domain. During the Boshin War, it was also t ...
was also taken from Sendai, and given to the
Nanbu clan The was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled most of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The Nanbu claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji of Kai Pr ...
which had been newly moved from
Morioka Castle is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . ...
. As with all others, the Sendai domain was abolished in 1871, by the '' haihan chiken'' order.


See also

* List of Han * Moniwa Motonori


Notes


External links


Data on the Sendai domain and its lords' succession order
(in Japanese)
Homepage of the Sendai domain's Shiraoi-jinya in Hokkaido
(in Japanese)

(in Japanese) {{Authority control Domains of Japan History of Miyagi Prefecture History of Iwate Prefecture Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei