Chōfu Domain (長府藩, Chōfu-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now part of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was centered around Kushizaki Castle and was ruled throughout its history by a cadet branch of the Mōri clan. Chōfu Domain was dissolved in the abolition of the han system in 1871.[1][2][3] The domain was also called Nagato-Chōfu Domain (長門長府藩, Nagato-Chōfu-han) or Nagato-Fuchū Domain (長門府中藩, Nagato-Fuchū-han).
Mōri Hidemoto, the grandson of Mōri Motonari was adopted by Mōri Terumoto in 1592 as Terumoto was concerned about his impending deployment to Korea whilst without an official heir. Mōri Motonari agreed to the adoption on the stipulation that if Terumoto should subsequently have a biological heir, his fiefdom would be divided between Hidemoto and the new heir. This in fact occurred with the birth of Mōri Hidenari. Toyotomi Hideyoshi recognized Hidenari as Terumoto's successor in 1598. The following year, Hidemoto received a total of 170,000 koku of estates in Nagato Province, Saiki District in Aki Province and Kishiki District in Suō Province. Although a vassal of Chōshū Domain, Hideyoshi gave him official recognition as an independent daimyō.
After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the Mōri territory was reduced from 1,120,000 koku to 298,000 koku, and was forced to relocate their seat to Nagato Province. The Kikkawa clan was assigned Iwakuni Domain to protect the eastern approaches, and Mōri Hidemoto was given new territory in Toyoura District, Nagato (now part of Shimonoseki) to guard the west. The domain's kokudaka was nominally set at 60,000 koku, but under the 3rd daimyō Mōri Tsunamoto, 10,000 koku was assigned to his uncle, Mōri Mototomo, to form Kiyosue Domain, another subsidiary domain of Chōshū Domain in 1653. Mōri Tsunamoto's son Mōri Yoshimoto and the 8th daimyō, Mōri Masatake became daimyō of Chōshū Domain when the direct lineage failed to produce an heir. In 1718, the domain was reduced to 38,000 koku, but increased back to 47,000 koku in 1720 and 50,000 koku in 1783. During the Bakumatsu period, Chōfu Domain initially attempted to separate itself from the increasingly restive and radicalized Chōshū Domain and come under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, but this attempt was unsuccessful and Chōfu subsequently fought in the Boshin War together with Chōshū and the other Chōshū sub-domains. After the Meiji restoration, the domain was briefly (1869-1871) renamed Toyoura Domain (豊浦藩, Toyoura han) before becoming “Toyoura Prefecture”, which was subsequently incorporated into Yamaguchi prefecture.
The final daimyō of Chōfu, Mōri Mototoshi was granted the kazoku peerage title of viscount (shishaku). It was often stated that Emperor Meiji refused to grant him the title of count (hakushaku) as Emperor Meiji's uncle, Nakayama Tadamitsu had been assassinated while in exile in Chōfu. However, as the kazoku peerage guidelines stipulated that former daimyō with kokudaka of between 10,000 and 50,000 koku were to become viscounts, this allegation does not hold water.
Holdings at the end of the Edo periodedit
As with most domains in the han system, Iwakuni Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned kokudaka, based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields, g.[4][5]
^Papinot, E (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.
^Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser. (1987). The Bakufu in Japanese History, p. 150.
^Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century, p. 18.
January 01, 1970
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Chōfu Domain 長府藩 Chōfu han was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan in what is now part of Shimonoseki Yamaguchi Prefecture It was centered around Kushizaki Castle and was ruled throughout its history by a cadet branch of the Mōri clan Chōfu Domain was dissolved in the abolition of the han system in 1871 1 2 3 The domain was also called Nagato Chōfu Domain 長門長府藩 Nagato Chōfu han or Nagato Fuchu Domain 長門府中藩 Nagato Fuchu han Chōfu Domain長府藩Domain of Japan1600 1871Ruins of Kushizaki CastleMon of the Mōri clanCapitalKushizaki CastleArea Coordinates33 59 21 5 N 130 59 38 E 33 989306 N 130 99389 E 33 989306 130 99389Historical eraEdo period Established1600 Abolition of the han system1871Contained within ProvinceNagato ProvinceToday part ofYamaguchi Prefecture class notpageimage Location of Kushizaki CastleShow map of Yamaguchi PrefectureChōfu Domain Japan Show map of Japan Mōri Mototoshi final daimyō of Chōfu Contents 1 History 2 Holdings at the end of the Edo period 3 List of daimyō 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editMōri Hidemoto the grandson of Mōri Motonari was adopted by Mōri Terumoto in 1592 as Terumoto was concerned about his impending deployment to Korea whilst without an official heir Mōri Motonari agreed to the adoption on the stipulation that if Terumoto should subsequently have a biological heir his fiefdom would be divided between Hidemoto and the new heir This in fact occurred with the birth of Mōri Hidenari Toyotomi Hideyoshi recognized Hidenari as Terumoto s successor in 1598 The following year Hidemoto received a total of 170 000 koku of estates in Nagato Province Saiki District in Aki Province and Kishiki District in Suō Province Although a vassal of Chōshu Domain Hideyoshi gave him official recognition as an independent daimyō After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 the Mōri territory was reduced from 1 120 000 koku to 298 000 koku and was forced to relocate their seat to Nagato Province The Kikkawa clan was assigned Iwakuni Domain to protect the eastern approaches and Mōri Hidemoto was given new territory in Toyoura District Nagato now part of Shimonoseki to guard the west The domain s kokudaka was nominally set at 60 000 koku but under the 3rd daimyō Mōri Tsunamoto 10 000 koku was assigned to his uncle Mōri Mototomo to form Kiyosue Domain another subsidiary domain of Chōshu Domain in 1653 Mōri Tsunamoto s son Mōri Yoshimoto and the 8th daimyō Mōri Masatake became daimyō of Chōshu Domain when the direct lineage failed to produce an heir In 1718 the domain was reduced to 38 000 koku but increased back to 47 000 koku in 1720 and 50 000 koku in 1783 During the Bakumatsu period Chōfu Domain initially attempted to separate itself from the increasingly restive and radicalized Chōshu Domain and come under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate but this attempt was unsuccessful and Chōfu subsequently fought in the Boshin War together with Chōshu and the other Chōshu sub domains After the Meiji restoration the domain was briefly 1869 1871 renamed Toyoura Domain 豊浦藩 Toyoura han before becoming Toyoura Prefecture which was subsequently incorporated into Yamaguchi prefecture The final daimyō of Chōfu Mōri Mototoshi was granted the kazoku peerage title of viscount shishaku It was often stated that Emperor Meiji refused to grant him the title of count hakushaku as Emperor Meiji s uncle Nakayama Tadamitsu had been assassinated while in exile in Chōfu However as the kazoku peerage guidelines stipulated that former daimyō with kokudaka of between 10 000 and 50 000 koku were to become viscounts this allegation does not hold water Holdings at the end of the Edo period editAs with most domains in the han system Iwakuni Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned kokudaka based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields g 4 5 Nagato Province 36 villages in Asa District 130 villages in Toyoura DistrictList of daimyō edit Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka nbsp Mōri clan 1600 1871 Tozama 1 Mōri Hidemoto 毛利秀元 1600 1650 Kai no kami Jiju 甲斐守 侍従 Senior 4th Rank Upper Grade 正四位上 60 000 koku 2 Mōri Mitsuhiro 毛利光広 1650 1653 Izumi no kami 和泉守 Junior 4th Rank Upper Grade 従四位上 60 000 koku 3 Mōri Tsunemoto 毛利綱元 1653 1709 Kai no kami 甲斐守 Junior 4th Rank Upper Grade 従四位上 60 000 gt 50 000 koku 4 Mōri Mototomo 毛利元朝 1709 1712 Sado no kami 佐渡守 Junior 4th Rank Lower Grade 従四位下 50 000 koku 5 Mōri Motonori 毛利元矩 1712 1718 none none 50 000 gt 38 000 koku 6 Mōri Masahiro 毛利匡広 1718 1729 Kai no kami 甲斐守 Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade 従五位下 38 000 gt 47 000 koku 7 Mōri Moronari 毛利師就 1729 1735 Mondo no sho 主水正 Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade 従五位下 47 000 koku 8 Mōri Shigenari 毛利重就 1735 1751 Kai no kami 甲斐守 Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade 従五位下 47 000 koku note 9 Mōri Masamitsu 毛利匡満 1751 1769 Noto no kami 能登守 Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade 従五位下 47 000 koku 10 Mōri Masayoshi 毛利匡芳 1769 1792 Kai no kami 甲斐守 Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade 従五位下 50 000 koku 11 Mōri Motoyoshi 毛利元義 1792 1841 Kai no kami 甲斐守 Junior 4th Rank Lower Grade 従四位下 50 000 koku 12 Mōri Motoyuki 毛利元運 1841 1852 Kai no kami 甲斐守 Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade 従五位下 50 000 koku 13 Mōri Motochika 毛利元周 1852 1868 Sakyo no suke 左京亮 Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade 従五位下 50 000 koku 14 Mōri Mototoshi 毛利元敏 1868 1871 none none 50 000 kokuSee also editList of Han Abolition of the han systemReferences edit Nakayama Yoshiaki 2015 江戸三百藩大全 全藩藩主変遷表付 Kosaido Publishing ISBN 978 4331802946 in Japanese Nigi Kenichi 2004 藩と城下町の事典 国別 Tokyodo Printing ISBN 978 4490106510 Papinot E 1910 Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan Tuttle reprint 1972 Mass Jeffrey P and William B Hauser 1987 The Bakufu in Japanese History p 150 Elison George and Bardwell L Smith 1987 Warlords Artists amp Commoners Japan in the Sixteenth Century p 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chōfu Domain amp oldid 1168778178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
