Kuwana Domain

During the Edo period, this clan ruled the area around Kuwana in Ise Province (Mie Prefecture). In 1600 (Keicho 5), Ujiie Yukihiro (25,000 koku), lord of Kuwana Castle, sided with the Western Army in the Battle of Sekigahara, and was stripped of his fief. The following year, Honda Tadakatsu (120,000 koku), a veteran vassal of Mikawa, was given his fief, and the clan was established. He started the layout of the town, creating the foundations of present-day Kuwana City, and passed this on to his eldest son, Tadamasa. Tadamasa's son, Tadatoki, became the husband of Ieyasu's granddaughter Senhime, and was granted an additional 10,000 koku, but in 1617 (Genwa 3), he was transferred to Himeji in Harima. In his place, Ieyasu's half-brother Matsudaira (Hisamatsu) Sadakatsu (110,000 koku) was appointed to the domain, and his second son Sadayuki took over. In 1634 (Kan'ei 11), Sadayuki was transferred to Matsuyama, Iyo. In his place, Sadakatsu's third son Matsudaira Sadatsuna (110,000 koku, Chinkoku no ko) took over from Ogaki, Mino, and passed the title on to Sadashige and Sadashige. Sadashige ruled for a long period from 1657 (Meireki 3) until 1710 (Hoei 7), when he was accused of mismanagement due to an incident involving the district magistrate Nomura Masuemon, and was transferred to Takada, Echigo. Next, Matsudaira (Okudaira) Tadamasa (100,000 koku) was appointed to the domain, followed by Tadataka, Tadatakahira, Tadataka, Tadatakatomo, Tadatakasuke, and Tadataka. During this time, the Horeki flood control of the Kiso, Ibi, and Nagara rivers and the two major uprisings of the Tenmei and Bunsei eras occurred. In 1823 (Bunsei 6), Tadataka was transferred to Musashi-Oshi. During the reign of Sadanaga (110,000 koku, son of Matsudaira Sadanobu) of the Hisamatsu Matsudaira clan, who had moved to Shirakawa in Mutsu, he was appointed to Kuwana again. The domain school Rikkyokan was opened. Sadakata was the younger brother of Matsudaira Katamori, the lord of Aizu, and served as Kyoto Shoshidai in 1864 (Genji 1), and fought in the Shogunate army at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi in 1868 (Keio 4). After several battles, he crossed over to Hakodate. During this time, the pro-surrender faction took control of the domain, and with the support of Sadanori, the son of the previous lord Sadakata, they surrendered to the new government army. In 1871 (Meiji 4), the domain was abolished, and the area became Kuwana Prefecture, Anotsu Prefecture, and then was incorporated into Mie Prefecture.

[Yoshio Harada]

"Kumano City History, Main and Supplementary Volumes, edited by Kondo Moku and Hiraoka Jun (1959, 1960, Kuwana City Board of Education)" ▽ "Kumano Historical Walk, by Nishiba Akira (1974, Shinkodo Bookstore)" ▽ "Kumano History, by Katayama Kosai (1953, Hokusei Historical Society)"

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江戸時代、伊勢(いせ)国（三重県）桑名周辺を領有した藩。1600年（慶長5）関ヶ原の戦いで西軍にくみした桑名城主氏家行広(うじいえゆきひろ)（2万5000石）は除封となり、翌年三河の古参の譜代(ふだい)本多忠勝(ほんだただかつ)（12万石）が入封して当藩成立。彼は町割を開始し、いまの桑名市の基盤をつくり、嫡子忠政(ただまさ)に伝えた。忠政の子忠刻(ただとき)は家康の孫千姫(せんひめ)の婿となり化粧料1万石を加増されたが、1617年（元和3）播磨(はりま)姫路(ひめじ)へ移封。かわって家康の異父弟松平（久松）定勝(さだかつ)（11万石）が入封、二男定行(さだゆき)襲封。1634年（寛永11）定行は伊予松山へ移封。かわって定勝の三男松平定綱(さだつな)（11万石、鎮国(ちんこく)公）が美濃(みの)大垣より入封、定良(さだよし)、定重(さだしげ)に伝えた。定重は1657年（明暦3）襲封以来1710年（宝永7）まで長期間治世を行ったが、郡代野村増右衛門(ますえもん)の事件により失政を問われ越後(えちご)高田へ国替(くにがえ)。ついで松平（奥平）忠雅(ただまさ)（10万石）が入封、忠刻、忠啓(ただひら)、忠功(ただかつ)、忠和(ただとも)、忠翼(ただすけ)、忠堯(ただたか)と在封。この間、木曽(きそ)・揖斐(いび)・長良(ながら)3川の宝暦(ほうれき)治水と、天明(てんめい)・文政(ぶんせい)の二大一揆(いっき)が発生した。1823年（文政6）忠堯は武蔵忍(むさしおし)へ転封。陸奥(むつ)白河へ移っていた久松松平家の定永(さだなが)（11万石、松平定信(さだのぶ)の子）のとき、ふたたび桑名に入封。藩校立教館を開設。定和(さだかず)、定猷(さだみち)、定敬(さだあき)と続き、定敬は会津藩主松平容保(かたもり)の弟で、1864年（元治1）京都所司代、68年（慶応4）鳥羽(とば)・伏見(ふしみ)の戦いで幕軍として戦い、転戦後箱館(はこだて)に渡った。この間、国元では恭順派が指導権を握り、先代定猷の遺子定教(さだのり)を擁し新政府軍に降(くだ)った。71年（明治4）廃藩、桑名県、安濃津(あのつ)県を経て、三重県に編入。

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『近藤杢・平岡潤編『桑名市史　本篇・補篇』（1959、60・桑名市教育委員会）』▽『西羽晃著『桑名歴史散歩』（1974・新光堂書店）』▽『片山恒斎著『桑名志』（1953・北勢史談会）』

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