Kikuma Clan

The Fudai clan established a jin'ya in Kikuma Village, Ichihara County, Kazusa Province (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture). In 1868 (Keio 4), when Tokugawa Iesato granted Sunpu 700,000 koku, Mizuno Tadanori, the feudal lord of Numazu Domain in Suruga Province (Shizuoka Prefecture), had Numazu Castle confiscated and his castle-related land of 23,700 koku was transferred to Ichihara County, Kazusa Province, where he established a jin'ya in Kikuma Village. The official land value was 50,000 koku. The clan also had territories in Echigo, Mikawa, and Izu Province. In 1871 (Meiji 4), the clan was abolished in just four years with the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, and the domain's territory became Kikuma Prefecture, which later became Kisarazu Prefecture, before being incorporated into Chiba Prefecture.

[Noboru Kawana]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

上総(かずさ)国市原郡菊間村（千葉県市原市）に陣屋を置いた譜代(ふだい)藩。駿河(するが)国（静岡県）沼津藩5万石の領主水野忠敬(ただのり)は、1868年（慶応4）に徳川家達(いえさと)の駿府(すんぷ)70万石の入封に伴い沼津城を没収され、城付領2万3700石を上総国市原郡内に移されて、菊間村に陣屋を設けた。表高5万石。ほかに越後(えちご)、三河、伊豆国内にも領地があった。1871年（明治4）の廃藩置県により、わずか4年間で廃藩、藩領は菊間県となり、木更津(きさらづ)県を経て千葉県に編入された。

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