Saigokusujigundai - Saigokusujigundai

During the Edo period, this was a position that governed the territories directly controlled by the shogunate in Kyushu. It was an upgrade from the Hita magistrate, and was first appointed in 1767 (Meiwa 4) by Ibi Judayu Masatoshi, and was the third gundai to be established after Kanto and Mino. The Saigoku Suji Gundai was subordinate to the Kanjo Bugyo (financial magistrate), and their jin'ya was located in Mameda-cho, Hita County, Bungo Province (Hita City, Oita Prefecture), and was called Nagayama Nunomaisho. In 1776 (An'ei 5) under Ibi Tomijiro Yukitoshi, the domain of the Saigoku Sujigundai spanned 15 districts in five provinces, Bungo, Buzen, Hizen, Higo, and Hyuga, with a kokudaka of just under 150,000 koku. If Amakusa, which was under his concurrent control, is added, the total rose to over 171,000 koku. After this, the domain changed, but in 1838 (Tenpo 9) under Teranishikurata Gen'ei, it was over 117,000 koku in the three provinces of Bungo, Buzen, and Hyuga. Among the successive county magistrates were Shionoya Daishiro Masayoshi (in office from 1817 to 1835), who was famous for his civil engineering works and new land development, and the last county magistrate, Kubota Jibuemon Shigekatsu (in office from 1864 to 1868).

[Kanzo Toyoda]

"Study of Kyushu Tenryo" edited by Isao Sugimoto (1976, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)

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江戸時代、九州地方の幕府直轄領を支配した役職。日田(ひた)代官が格上げになったもので、1767年（明和4）揖斐(いび)十太夫政俊が任命されたのに始まり、郡代としては関東、美濃(みの)に次いで3番目に設置された。西国筋郡代は勘定奉行(かんじょうぶぎょう)の配下に属し、陣屋は豊後国(ぶんごのくに)日田郡豆田(まめだ)町（大分県日田市）に置かれ、永山布政所と称された。西国筋郡代の支配領域は、1776年（安永5）揖斐富次郎徸俊(ゆきとし)のとき、豊後、豊前(ぶぜん)、肥前(ひぜん)、肥後(ひご)、日向(ひゅうが)の5か国15郡にまたがり、石高(こくだか)にして15万石弱であった。これに兼帯支配の天草(あまくさ)を加えると17万1000石余に上った。この後、支配領域は変動したが、1838年（天保9）寺西蔵太元栄のとき、豊後、豊前、日向3か国11万7000石余であった。歴代の郡代では、土木工事・新田開発などで著名な塩谷大四郎正義(しおのやだいしろうまさよし)（1817～35在任）、最後の郡代窪田治部右衛門鎮勝(くぼたじぶえもんしげかつ)（1864～68在任）などがいる。

［豊田寛三］

『杉本勲編『九州天領の研究』（1976・吉川弘文館）』

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