Excavation of Okagata Shinko irrigation canal - Okagata Shinko irrigation canal excavation

...Because the domain contained vast areas of low-lying, barren land, flood control and the development of new rice fields were encouraged, and as a result, the lands of the domain at the end of the Edo period were said to be 200,000 or 400,000 koku. Famous examples include the Matsugasaki Canal downstream of the Agano River in 1730 (Kyoho 15), the excavation of the Okakata Shine irrigation canal in 1734, and the reclamation of Fukushima Lagoon, which developed tens of thousands of koku of land after 1730 using methods such as magistrate mitate, domain management, and village undertaking. The 10th domain lord, Naoaki, wrote "Hokokusetsu" in 1850 (Kaei 3) in which he advocated reverence for the emperor and the opening of the country, and during the Boshin War he joined the new government forces and led them. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Okakata Shine Irrigation Canal Excavation" is listed below.

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…領内に広大な低湿荒蕪地を有したので治水と新田開発を奨励，そのため幕末の草高（くさだか）は20万石あるいは40万石と称された。1730年(享保15)阿賀野川下流松ヶ崎掘割り，34年岡方新江用水掘削，1730年以後代官見立，藩営，村請け等の方式で数万石を開発した福島潟干拓等の工事が有名。10代藩主直諒（なおあき）は1850年(嘉永3)《報国説》を著して尊王開国論を唱え，戊辰戦争の際は新政府軍に付き先導した。…

※「岡方新江用水掘削」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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