Summary
.[1] The Nabeshima clan is the ruling clan of the Kashima Domain, which is a subdivision of the Saga Domain . The domain encompasses the region surrounding Kashima, located in Saga Prefecture. In the han system, Kashima was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.[2] In other words, the domain was defined in terms of kokudaka, not land area.[3] This was different from the feudalism of the West.
| Kashima Domain 鹿島藩 | |
|---|---|
| Domain of Japan | |
| 1609–1871 | |
 Mon of the Nabeshima clan
| |
 Kashima Shrine | |
| Capital | Tsunehiro Castle (1609–1807) Kashima Castle (1807–1871) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Daimyō |
| Daimyō | |
• 1609-1624 | Nabeshima Tadashige (first) |
• 1844-1871 | Nabeshima Naoyoshi (last) |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1609 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | Saga Prefecture |
History edit
Tadashige, the younger sibling of Nabeshima Katsushige, the inaugural lord of the Saga Domain, received 20,000 koku from the Saga Domain in 1610. He then acquired an additional 5,000 koku in Katori County, Shimōsa Province, his original birthplace, thereby establishing the domain with a total of 25,000 koku. The domain was centered around Tsunehiro Castle, serving as its base of operations. In 1642, during the reign of Masashige, the second lord of the domain, Katsushige, the lord of the Saga Domain, attempted to adopt his ninth son, Naotomo, who was the offspring of Masashige and had no heir. However, his request was denied, leading him to return 20,000 koku of Kashima's territory. Subsequently, Masashige reclaimed the hatamoto of 5,000 koku in Shimousa Katori. Eventually, Katsushige bestowed his 20,000 koku territory, which would later become the inner high school of the Saga clan, upon Naotomo. Naoto, the ninth lord of the domain, constructed Kashima Castle in 1821, designating it as his official residence. Following the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures in 1871, Kashima Prefecture was formed. It later merged with Saga Prefecture through a series of administrative changes involving Imari Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Mizuma Prefecture, and Nagasaki Prefecture. The Nabeshima family, who held the position of lord within the domain, was ennobled in 1869 and granted the title of viscount by the peerage order in 1884. Noteworthy structures such as Jinya, Akamon (main gate), Otemon, and the earthen wall still stand to this day. Additionally, the Tsunehiro Castle Gate has been relocated to a private residence, preserving a piece of historical architecture.
List of daimyōs edit
Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank Kokudaka 
Nabeshima clan, 1609 - 1871 (Tozama daimyo)
1 Nabeshima Tadashige (鍋島忠茂) 1609 – 1624 Izumi-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 25,000 koku 2 Nabeshima Masashige (鍋島正茂) 1624 – 1642 None (なし) Junior 6th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 25,000 koku 3 Nabeshima Naotomo (鍋島直朝) 1642 – 1672 Izumi-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 4 Nabeshima Naoeda (鍋島直條) 1672 – 1705 Bizen-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 5 Nabeshima Naokata (鍋島直堅) 1705 – 1727 Izumi-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 6 Nabeshima Naosato (鍋島直郷) 1728 – 1763 Bizen-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 7 Nabeshima Naohiro(鍋島直熙) 1763 – 1770 Bizen-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 8 Nabeshima Naoyoshi (鍋島直宜) 1770 – 1801 Bizen-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 9 Nabeshima Naonori (鍋島直彜) 1800 – 1820 Tanba-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 10 Nabeshima Naonaga (鍋島直永) 1820 – 1839 Tanba-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 11 Nabeshima Naoharu (鍋島直晴) 1839 None None 20,000 koku 12 Nabeshima Naokata (鍋島直賢) 1840 – 1848 Bizen-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku 13 Nabeshima Naoyoshi (鍋島直彬) 1848 – 1871 Bizen-no-kami Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 20,000 koku
Geography edit
The area of the han was roughly equivalent to modern-day city of Kashima in Saga Prefecture.[citation needed]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Hizen Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-5-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Nabeshima" at Nobiliare du Japon, pp. 38–39; retrieved 2013-5-30.
External links edit
- "Kashima" at Edo 300 (in Japanese)