Ashimori Domain

A Tozama domain in Bitchu Province (Okayama Prefecture). The lord of the domain was the Kinoshita clan. The founder of the domain was Iesada, the older brother of Kodai-in (Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife). He served Hideyoshi and was granted 25,000 koku of land in Himeji, but after the Battle of Sekigahara, he was given 25,000 koku in the Bitchu Kayo and Kamiboso counties. In 1609 (Keicho 14), the domain was discontinued when Tokugawa Ieyasu angered him over the inheritance of the land left by his eldest son Katsutoshi. After the restoration of Ashimori Domain, the founder of the domain was Katsutoshi's younger brother Toshifusa. He initially served Hideyoshi and was granted 20,000 koku of land in Wakasa Province (Fukui Prefecture) and was made the lord of Takahama Castle, but after the Battle of Sekigahara, his land was confiscated. Later, in 1615 (Genwa 1), they were pardoned and given 25,000 koku in the Bitchu Kayo and Kamiboso counties, and established a jin'ya (camp) in Ashimori. However, until the land survey in 1645 (Shoho 2), they appointed the local village headman Toba clan as the deputy magistrate and ordered him to collect taxes. After the land survey, they strengthened their control over the territory by appointing county magistrates and magistrates. In 1799 (Kansei 11) during the reign of the eighth lord, Toshiyoshi, over 22,280 koku of the internal tax (actual tax) of over 30,854 koku was confiscated, and they were given replacement land in the Date and Shinobu counties of Mutsu Province. During the reign of the tenth lord, Toshichika, over 11,144 koku of land was transferred from the Mutsu domain to Kaya County in 1831 (Tenpo 2), which led to the Meiji Restoration.

[Hajime Shibata]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

備中(びっちゅう)国（岡山県）の外様(とざま)藩。藩主は木下氏。藩祖は高台(こうだい)院（豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉の正室）の兄家定(いえさだ)。秀吉に仕え姫路2万5000石を領したが、関ヶ原の戦いののち備中賀陽(かよう)、上房(じょうぼう)両郡のうちで2万5000石を賜う。1609年（慶長14）嫡子勝俊(かつとし)の遺領相続につき、徳川家康の逆鱗(げきりん)に触れて断絶。足守藩再興後の藩祖は勝俊の弟利房(としふさ)。初め秀吉に仕え、若狭(わかさ)国（福井県）で2万石を賜り高浜城主に封ぜられたが、関ヶ原の戦いののち所領を没収される。のち1615年（元和1）許されて備中賀陽、上房両郡で2万5000石を賜り、足守に陣屋を設けた。ただし、1645年（正保2）の検地までは、在地の土豪的庄屋(しょうや)鳥羽(とば)氏を代官手代に任じ年貢徴収を命じた。検地以後郡奉行(こおりぶぎょう)、代官を置き領国支配を強化。8代利徽(としよし)のとき1799年（寛政11）内高(うちだか)（実質の有高）3万0854石余のうち2万2280石余を収公され、替地(かえち)を陸奥(むつ)国伊達(だて)、信夫(しのぶ)両郡の内に賜う。10代利愛(としちか)のとき1831年（天保2）陸奥の領分のうち1万1144石余を賀陽郡に移され、明治維新に至る。

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