was a

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of the

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during the

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from 1600 to 1871. The Takatō Domain was based at

Takatō Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Ina, southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Takatō Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Naitō clan, '' daimyō'' of Takatō Domain. The castle was also known as . Bui ...

Shinano Province or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture. Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, whi ...

, in the modern city of Ina, located in the

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of the island of

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. The Takatō Domain was ruled by the '' fudai'' ''

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'' of the

Hoshina clan The is a Japanese clan which claims descent from Emperor Seiwa, and is a branch of the Minamoto clan. They were famous for their role as retainers of the Takeda clan in the 16th century. In the Edo period, the clan produced two ''daimyō'' familie ...

from 1600 to 1636, the

Torii clan was a Japanese daimyo family of the Sengoku and Edo periods. History Yukinori, the founder of the Watari clan and the Torii clan, was from a family of Kumano Gongen Shinto priests in Kii Province. He was given the family name of Taira from Ta ...

from 1636 to 1689, and the

Naitō clan is a Japanese samurai kin group. The clan claims its descent from Fujiwara no Hidesato. The Naitō became ''daimyōs'' during the Edo period. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, ...

from 1691 to 1871, with a ''

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 ...

'' value of 33,000 ''

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''. The Takatō Domain was dissolved in the

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in 1871 by the

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and its territory was absorbed into

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

History

The territory around Takatō was ruled during the

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Takatō Yoritsugu Takatō may refer to: *Takatō, Nagano, former town in Nagano Prefecture that was merged into the expanded city of Ina in 2006 *Takatō Domain, feudal domain with its capital at that town *Takatō Castle, home of the lords of the domain **Siege of ...

(d. 1552). After his castle fell to

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

in the Siege of Takatō in 1545, it was given over to one of Shingen's sons,

Nishina Morinobu was a retainer of the Japanese samurai clan of Takeda clan, Takeda during the closing years of the Sengoku period. Born the fifth son of the legendary Takeda Shingen (by Lady Yukawa), he was also known as Takeda Harukiyo (武田晴清). In 1561 ...

. Takatō then came under the control of

Hoshina Masatoshi (1509–1593) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Takeda clan. He was the head of Hoshina clan, son of Hoshina Masanori. Masatoshi served under Shingen from the latter's earliest campaigns and fought in many of battles. ...

, a retainer of

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, following the defeat and subsequent destruction of the

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following the second Siege of Takatō in 1582. Following 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 the establishment of 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 ...

in 1603,

Hoshina Masamitsu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan. Masamitsu was the son of Hoshina Masanao, and after having lent his support to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, he was given the Takatō fief in 1600. ...

, the grandson of Masatoshi, became the first Edo period ''

'' of Takatō, and the domain was officially ranked at a ''

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 ...

'' of 25,000 ''

''. Masamitsu raised an illegitimate son of ''

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Tokugawa Hidetada was the second ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate. Early life (1579–1593) Tokugawa Hidetada was bo ...

as his own, under the name

Hoshina Masayuki was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period, who was the founder of what became the Matsudaira house of Aizu. He was an important figure in the politics and philosophy of the early Tokugawa shogunate. Biography Hoshina Masayuki was born ...

, and was rewarded with a 5,000 ''koku'' increase for his domain in 1618. Following Hidetada's death in 1632, Masayuki was transferred to

Yamagata Domain was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Yamagata Castle in what is now the city of Yamagata. Unlike some ''han'' whose control was relatively stable throughout ...

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 ...

in 1636, with an income of 200,000 ''koku''. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003).

Torii Tadaharu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period who ruled the Takatō Domain in Shinano Province (modern-day Nagano Prefecture). Tadaharu was the 3rd son of Torii Tadamasa, the lord of the Yamagata Domain. As his father died before a successo ...

, the third son of

Torii Tadamasa was a Japanese Samurai and Daimyo of the Edo period, who served Tokugawa Shogunate. He was a son of Torii Mototada, a retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1603, following the Battle of Sekigahara, he become the first lord (''daimyō'') of Iwakitair ...

of Yamagata Domain, replaced him as lord of Takatō, with an income of 32,000 ''koku''. The next lord, Torii Tadanori, however, died while under house arrest due to a scandal at

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in 1689, leaving the clan's succession in the hands of the shogunate. Tadanori's successor in the family, Torii Tadahide, was demoted to a 10,000 ''koku'' holding, Shimomura Domain in

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. As a result, Takatō briefly became ''

tenryō 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 ...

'' administered directly by the shogunate until 1691, when

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was reassigned from Tondabayashi Domain in

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to Takatō. The domain began to have financial troubles beginning under the following lord, Naitō Yorinori, who made efforts at reforms and innovations to solve the problems. The

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occurred around the same time, resulting in the shogunal consort named Ejima, banished from Edo, being left in the custody of Takatō. The seventh Naitō lord of Takatō, Naitō Yoriyasu, oversaw numerous development projects, including a trading market, a

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plantation operated directly by the domain, educational institutions and land intensification projects. These changes, however, brought numerous

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, and instability to the realm. Towards the

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, the final ''daimyō'', Naitō Yorinao, established a

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and took part in the campaigns by the shogunate against

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 ...

. During the 1868

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, however, Takatō sided with the newly founded Meiji government army against the last supporters of the shogunate and sent forces to fight in the

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and the

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{ Naitō Yorinao remained governor of Takatō when the lands were formally handed over to the

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. In 1871, the domains were abolished, and Takatō became "Takatō Prefecture", only to be subsumed into Tsukama Prefecture and, eventually, into Nagano Prefecture, which remains today.

Bakumatsu period holdings

As with most domains in the

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, Takatō Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned ''

'', based on periodic

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surveys and projected agricultural yields. *

**8 villages in

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**80 villages in Ina District

List of ''daimyō''

* {, class=wikitable ! #, , Name , , Tenure , , Courtesy title , , Court Rank , , ''

'', , Notes , - , colspan=7, Mon Hoshina

('' fudai'') 1600–1636 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)
"Hoshina" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', pp. 11-12
retrieved 2013-7-4. , - , , 1, , , , 1600–1631, , ''Bungo-no-kami'' (肥後守), , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 25,000→30,000 ''koku'', , transfer from Tako Domain , - , , 2, , , , 1631–1636, , ''Ukon-no-ue-chūjō'' (左近衛中将), , Lower 4th (従四位下) , , 30,000 ''koku'', , transfer to Yamagata Domain , - , colspan=7, Japanese Crest Torii Sasa

(''fudai'') 1636–1689 Papinot, (2003)
"Torii" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 65
retrieved 2013-7-4. , - , , 1, , , , 1636–1663, , ''Shuzen-no-kami'' (主膳正) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 32,000 ''koku'', , transfer from Yamagata Domain , - , , 2, , , , 1663–1689, , ''Sakyō-no-suke'' (左京亮) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 32,000 ''koku'', , transfer to Shimomura Domain , - , , Mitsubaaoi

, , ''tenryō'' , , 1629–1668 , - , colspan=7, Japanese crest Sagari Fuji

(''fudai'') 1691–1871 Papinot, (2003)
"Naitō" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 40
retrieved 2013-7-4. , - , , 1, , , , 1691–1714, , ''Tango-no-kami'' (丹後守) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , transfer from Tondabayashi Domain , - , , 2, , , , 1714–1735, , ''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守), , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , , - , , 3, , , , 1735–1776, , , ''Yamato-no-kami'' (大和守), , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , , - , , 4, , , , 1776–1776, , ''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , , - , , 5, , , , 1776–1791, , ''Yamato-no-kami'' (大和守) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , , - , , 6, , , , 1791–1820, , ''Yamato-no-kami'' (大和守) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , , - , , 7, , , , 1820–1859, , ''Yamato-no-kami'' (大和守) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , , - , , 8, , , , 1859–1871, , , ''Yamato-no-kami'' (大和守) , , Lower 5th (従五位下) , , 33,000 ''koku'', , , -

Naitō Kiyokazu

was a ''daimyō'' in the early

of Japan. He was the 2nd Naitō ''daimyō'' of Tondabayashi Domain in

Kawachi Province was a province of Japan in the eastern part of modern Osaka Prefecture. It originally held the southwestern area that was split off into Izumi Province. It was also known as . Geography The area was radically different in the past, with Kawachi ...

, 'and 1st Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō Domain in Shinano Province. Kiyokazu was born in

as the second son of ''

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'' and ''Ōmetsuke'' Mizuno Morimasa. He married a daughter of Naitō Shigeyori, the ''daimyō'' of Tondabashayshi Domain and was named heir in 1681. He became ''daimyō'' on the death of his adopted father in 1690. The following year, he was transferred by the shogunate to Takatō Domain in Shinano Province. He entered his holdings the same year, proclaiming a new set of 17 laws governing the domain and another set of 11 rules and regulations for his household. Although his domain had a nominal ''

'' of 39,000 ''

'', some 6000 ''koku'' was actually ''tenryō'' lands with revenues owed to the

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and there was little room for the development of new rice lands. His appointment to the post of ''Osaka kaban'' in 1694 and 1707 and as ''

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'' from 1695 to 1697 also required the outlay of capital, and from the start the domain was in a precarious financial situation. In 1696, he changed his name from Kiyonaga (清長) to Kiyokazu (清枚). He died in 1714 at the age of 70 and his grave is at the temple of Taizō-ji in

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, Tokyo. The post station of Naitō Shinjuku was built on the site of Naitō Kiyakazu's ''nakayashiki'' residence in

Naitō Yorinori

was the 2nd Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō and 7th hereditary chieftain of the Takatō-Naitō clan. Yorinori was born in Edo and was the eldest son of

Nagai Naohiro was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Akō Domain following its confiscation from Asano Naganori. Naohiro was the eldest son of Nagai Naotsune, and assumed family headship after his father's death. Upon the confiscation ...

Iiyama Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It was located in northern Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Iiyama Castle, located in what is now part of the city of Iiyama in Nagano Prefecture.

. As Kiyokazu was already over 50 years old when Yornori was born, he had previously selected two adopted sons from other houses; however, these adopted sons were set aside, and Yorinori became ''daimyō'' on the death of his father in 1714. However, he was of weak health, and was unable to carry out the fiscal reforms the domain badly needed. He served as a ''

'' from 1724-1728, and in numerous other minor offices within the shogunate. He was married to a daughter of Matsudaira Chikayoshi of

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, but had no male heir. He died in 1735 at the age of 39 and his grave is at the temple of Taizō-ji in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Naitō Yoriyuki

was the 3rd Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō and 8th hereditary chieftain of the Takatō-Naitō clan. Yorinori was born as the sixth son of

, and was adopted as posthumous heir to Naitō Yorinori shortly after the latter's death in 1735. In 1739, he was appointed ''Osaka kaban'' and from 1746 to 1775 served as a ''

''. Problems with domain finances continued throughout his tenure. He was married to a daughter of Matsudaira Yasutoyo of

Hamada Domain The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Iwami Province in modern-day Shimane Prefecture.

Naitō Yoritaka

was the 4th Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō and 9th hereditary chieftain of the Takatō-Naitō clan. Yoritaka was born as the third son of

Naitō Nobuoki 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.Murakami Domain 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.Naitō Yoriyuki in 1772, became ''daimyō'' on Yoriyuki's retirement in 1776. However, he died without male heir only eight months later at the age of 25. He was married to a daughter of

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Kakegawa Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The domain was centered at Kakegawa Castle in Tōtōmi Province, in what is now the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka.

by whom he had three daughters. His grave is at the temple of Taizō-ji in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Naitō Nagayoshi

was the 5th Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō and 10th hereditary chieftain of the Takatō-Naitō clan. Nagayoshi was born in

as the son of Naitō Yorita, a son of

Tokugawa Munekatsu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Takasu Domain and then the Owari Domain. As lord of Takasu he used the name . His childhood name was Daigoro (代五郎). Family * Father: Matsudaira Tomoaki (1678-1728), son of Tokugaw ...

Owari Domain The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at ...

who was the adopted son of Naitō Yoriyuki. In 1771, he was adopted as heir to

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and became ''daimyō'' on the latter's death in 1776. However, he proved to be a poor choice, as he cared nothing for the administration of the domain, but spent his time hunting, organizing firework displays and on parties. He died without male heir in 1791 at the age of 23. He was married to a daughter of Kutsuki Totsuna of

Fukuchiyama Domain 250px, Kutsuki Moritsuna, final ''daimyō'' of Fukuchiyama was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Tanba Province in what is now the west-central portion of modern-day Kyoto Prefecture. It was centere ...

. His grave is at the temple of Taizō-ji in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Naitō Yorimochi

was the 6th Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō and 11th hereditary chieftain of the Takatō-Naitō clan. Yorimochi was born the posthumous fifth son of Itakura Katsunori of

Fukushima Domain was a '' fudai'' feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in southern Mutsu Province. It was centered on Fukushima Castle in what is now the city of Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture. For the majority of its histo ...

, and was posthumously adopted as heir to the childless

Naitō Nagayoshi Naitō, Naito or Naitou (written: 内藤) is a Japanese name, also transliterated as Naitoh or Nightow. Notable people with the surname include: * , vice president of Lenovo's PC and Smart Devices business unit, known as the "Father of ThinkPad" * ...

in 1791. In 1792, he was received in formal audience by Shōgun

Tokugawa Ienari Tokugawa Ienari ( ja, 徳川家斉, November 18, 1773 – March 22, 1841) was the eleventh and longest-serving ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1787 to 1837.Hall, John Whitney ''et al.'' (1991) ''Early Modern J ...

. he served as a ''

'' from 1808 to 1819. He retired in 1820 and died in 1856. He was married to a daughter of Inaba Masayoshi of

Yodo Domain The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, and the only domain located in Yamashiro Province. Its castle was located within modern-day Fushimi, Kyoto. The strategic location of the castle figured in the 1582 Battle of Yamazaki. During the 1 ...

. His grave is at the temple of Taizō-ji in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Naitō Yoriyasu

was the 7th Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō and 12th hereditary chieftain of the Takatō-Naitō clan.

Naitō Yorinao

was the 8th (and final) Naitō ''daimyō'' of Takatō and 13th hereditary chieftain of the Takatō-Naitō clan.

References

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

External links

Takatō Domain on "Edo 300 HTML"

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{{Authority control Domains of Japan History of Nagano Prefecture Shinano Province Naitō clan Torii clan Hoshina clan