Mr. Egawa

... As the Shogunate's system of control was improved and stabilized, the isolationist system took hold, and economics took priority over military affairs, the Mishima magistrate became a bureaucrat, and in 1820 (Kyoho 5), the Shimoda magistrate was abolished and moved to Uraga. In 1859 (Horeki 9), the Mishima magistrate was abolished, and control of the Izu Province Tenryo was entrusted to the hereditary magistrate Egawa clan, who had a residence in Nirayama (Nirayama magistrate), and this continued until 1868 (Meiji 1), when Nirayama Prefecture was established, but the area under its control was reduced to 10,000-30,000 koku by the end of the Edo period. In the mid-modern period, Izu was included in the local economic sphere around Edo, and sent Amagi coal, Izu stone, seafood, and other products to the Edo market. ...

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…　幕府の支配体制が整備･安定し，鎖国体制が定着し，軍事より経済が優先されるに従い，三島代官は吏僚化し，20年(享保5)下田奉行は廃止され，浦賀に移された。また，59年(宝暦9)三島代官が廃され，韮山に屋敷を構える世襲代官江川氏に伊豆国天領支配はゆだねられ(韮山代官)，以降，1868年(明治1)の韮山県までつづくが，支配所は1万～3万石で幕末には減少した。　近世中期の伊豆は，江戸地回り経済圏に入り，天城炭，伊豆石，海産物等を江戸市場に送った。…

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