Inuyama Domain

Japanese: 犬山藩 - いぬやまはん

Edo period , Owari Domain As a branch of Owari Province Inuyama, Niwa County (present day Aichi prefecture Inuyama City However, it was not until January 1868, before the start of the Meiji era, that it officially became the Inuyama Domain. Abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures The domain was abolished in 1600 (5th year of the Keicho era). Battle of Sekigahara Later, in Owari Kiyosu Domain To Tokugawa Ieyasu 4th son Tadayoshi Matsudaira The Inuyama domain began when Tadayoshi entered the domain with 520,000 koku and his retainer Yoshitsugu Ogasawara was given the fief. In 1607 (Keicho 12), Tadayoshi died and Yoshitsugu was transferred to the domain. Ieyasu's ninth son Tokugawa Yoshinao When the Owari Domain was established, Hiraiwa Chikayoshi was appointed as Yoshinao's retainer at Inuyama Castle. However, in 1838, Chikayoshi died of illness without an heir, and the family line was temporarily cut off. In 1840 (Genna 3), Naruse Masanari was appointed as Yoshinao's new retainer at Inuyama Castle with a fief of 30,000 koku. Meiji Restoration The Naruse clan continued for nine generations until the 19th century. During the third generation, Masachika, the clan's stipend was increased by 5,000 koku, bringing it to 35,000 koku. Inuyama Castle The castle was built between the years of Yoshitsugu and Masanari, and the oldest castle tower in Japan is a designated national treasure. The Big Three Five senior retainers ( Mito Domain Mr. Nakayama, Owari Domain The Naruse and Takekoshi clans of the Tokugawa clan, and the Ando and Mizuno clans of the Kii clan were listed as hanpei and recognized as independent clans. Abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures It became Inuyama Prefecture, then Nagoya Prefecture, before being incorporated into Aichi Prefecture the following year.

Source: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Domain and Former Province Names

Japanese:

江戸時代、尾張(おわり)藩の支藩として、尾張(おわり)国丹羽(にわ)郡犬山（現、愛知県犬山市）周辺を領有した藩。ただし、公式に犬山藩になったのは、1868年の明治に改元される前の慶応4年1月で、3年後の71年（明治4）には廃藩置県により廃藩となった。藩校は敬道館。1600年（慶長(けいちょう)5）の関ヶ原の戦い後、尾張の清洲藩に徳川家康(とくがわいえやす)の4男松平忠吉(ただよし)が52万石で入り、その付家老(つけがろう)の小笠原吉次(よしつぐ)に与えられたのが犬山領の始まりである。07年（慶長12）に忠吉が死没、それに伴い吉次は移封(いほう)となった。家康の9男徳川義直(よしなお)が清洲城から新設の名古屋城に移り尾張藩が成立すると、犬山城には義直の付家老として平岩親吉(ひらいわちかよし)が入った。しかし、11年に親吉が嗣子(しし)なく病死して一時断絶。17年（元和(げんな)3）に義直の新しい付家老の成瀬正成(なるせまさなり)が3万石で入り、以後明治維新まで成瀬氏9代が続いた。石高は、3代正親(まさちか)のときに5000石加増され3万5000石となった。犬山城は吉次から正成にかけて整備され、日本最古の天守閣は国宝になっている。1868年、明治新政府のはからいで徳川御三家の付家老5氏（水戸藩の中山氏、尾張藩の成瀬氏・竹腰(たけのこし)氏、紀伊藩の安藤氏・水野氏）が藩屏(はんぺい)に列せられ、それぞれ独立の藩と認められた。犬山藩は71年の廃藩置県で犬山県となり、その後、名古屋県を経て翌年愛知県に編入された。

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