Asao Clan

Tozama Domain in Bitchu Province (Okayama Prefecture). The domain was headed by the Maita clan. The first lord, Hirosada, served Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his native Owari and was granted 10,000 koku of rice. However, during the Battle of Sekigahara, he sided with Ishida Mitsunari and was defeated, leading to confinement to Mount Koya. In 1603 (Keicho 8), with the help of Asano Yoshinaga, he served Tokugawa Ieyasu and was granted 10,016 koku of rice in seven districts, including Bitchu, Kawachi, Yamashiro, and Settsu. During the second lord Sadamasa's time, 3,000 koku of rice was given to his younger brother, and during the third lord Sadayuki's time, 1,500 koku of rice was given to his younger brother, but this was increased to make him a Hatamoto with a stipend of over 7,700 koku. In 1863 (Bunkyu 3), during the reign of the 12th lord, Hirotaka, the clan was restored to daimyo status on the condition that they pay military service equivalent to a stipend of 10,000 koku, and a jin'ya was established in Asao, Bitchu (Soja City), leading up to the Meiji Restoration.

[Hajime Shibata]

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備中(びっちゅう)国（岡山県）の外様(とざま)藩。藩主は蒔田(まいた)氏。初代広定(ひろさだ)は生国尾張(おわり)、豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉に仕えて1万石を領したが、関ヶ原の戦いのとき石田三成(みつなり)方に加担、敗れて高野山(こうやさん)に蟄居(ちっきょ)、1603年（慶長8）浅野幸長(よしなが)のとりなしで徳川家康に仕え、備中、河内(かわち)、山城(やましろ)、摂津のうち7郡で1万16石を賜う。2代定正のとき3000石、3代定行のとき1500石をそれぞれ弟に分知(ぶんち)したが、加増され7700石余の旗本となる。12代広孝のとき1863年（文久3）万石並みの軍役負担を条件に大名に復し、備中浅尾（総社(そうじゃ)市）に陣屋を置き、明治維新に至る。

［柴田　一］

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