Arima clan - Arimauji

(1) Lord of Kurume Domain, Chikugo It is said that the origin of the clan was Yoshisuke, the grandson of Akamatsu Norimura, who became the land steward of Arima-sho, Arima County, Settsu Province (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture) and called himself the Arima clan. The seventh generation, Arima Shigenori, served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and moved to Miki Mitsuda Castle in Harima, but his son, Noriyori, joined the eastern army in the Battle of Sekigahara and received an increase in his fief. Next, the ninth Toyouji was given 30,000 koku in Yokosuka, Totomi (Shizuoka Prefecture), and in 1600 (Keicho 5) was given an additional 30,000 koku and moved to Fukuchiyama, Tamba (Kyoto Prefecture), where he was also granted 20,000 koku of his father Noriyoshi's estate. In 1620 (Genwa 6) he was transferred to Kurume, Chikugo (Fukuoka Prefecture), and was given 210,000 koku in eight counties: Mii, Mihara, Ikuha, Takeno, Yamamoto, Mizuma, Kozuma, and Shimotsuma.

From then until the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, they were successive lords of the Kurume domain, and within Edo Castle, their family status was that of a large hall. In the Meiji era, they became members of the nobility, and Yorimitsu became a count.

(2) Lord of Maruoka Domain, Echizen It is said that he originated in Arima-sho, Takaku County, Hizen (North Arima Town, Minamishimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture). During the Kamakura period, he had influence in the southern part of Takaku County, and when Toyotomi Hideyoshi divided Kyushu territories, he granted Arima Harunobu a territory of 40,000 koku in Takaku County and lived in Hinoe Castle. In 1612 (Keicho 17) after the Okamoto Daihachi Incident, Harunobu was exiled to Kai (Yamanashi Prefecture), but his son Naozumi inherited his territory, and in 1619 he was given an additional 13,000 koku and transferred to Agata, Hyuga Province (Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture). He was given a fief of 53,000 koku in the four counties of Usuki, Miyazaki, Morogata, and Koyu, and was based in Nobeoka Castle. In 1691 (Genroku 4), he was held responsible for the flight of farmers, and was stripped of 3,000 koku of rice. He was transferred to Itoigawa in Echigo Province (Niigata Prefecture), and then to Maruoka in Echizen Province (Fukui Prefecture), where he remained until the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures. After the Meiji period, he became a viscount.

(3) Lord of Fukiage Domain in Shimotsuke, a branch of the Arima clan, lord of Kurume Domain in Chikugo. Arima Toyouji's third son, Yoritsugu (Yoriyasu), served the Suruga Dainagon Tadanaga, and when Tadanaga was found guilty, he himself was placed under house arrest, but died without an heir. However, Yoshimasa, Toyouji's grandson by marriage, succeeded him, and during the reign of Ujinobu, he became a retainer of Tokugawa Yoshimune. In 1716 (Kyoho 1), he was granted a fief of 1,300 koku in Mie County, Ise Province (Mie Prefecture), and the following year, in 1717, he was granted a fief of 1,000 koku in Haga County, Shimotsuke Province (Tochigi Prefecture). In 1726, he was granted an additional 7,700 koku in Take, Kawano, and Mie in Ise Province, Kawachi in Shimotsuke Province (Tochigi Prefecture), and Ichihara County in Kazusa Province (Chiba Prefecture), giving him a total of 10,000 koku. In 1781 (Tenmei 1), during the reign of Ujiyoshi, he established a jin'ya in Goi, Kazusa Province, and during the reign of Ujishige, his territory was changed, and in 1842 (Tenpo 13), he established a jin'ya in Fukiage (Fukiage-cho, Tochigi City), Sakawa County, Shimotsuke Province, leading to the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures. During the Meiji period, he was granted the title of viscount.

(4) The lord of Komatsuzaki in Chikugo: A branch of the lord of Kurume. The 10th lord of Kurume, Tadayori, had no heir and adopted his maternal relative, Toyonori Koide, but gave birth to a son, Yorishi. Toyonori was awarded a fief of 10,000 koku in Komatsuzaki, Mihara County, but the family soon died out.

[Nagano, Japan]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

(1)筑後(ちくご)久留米(くるめ)藩主　そのおこりは赤松則村(あかまつのりむら)の孫義祐(よしすけ)で、摂津国(せっつのくに)有馬郡有馬庄(しょう)（兵庫県神戸市）の地頭となり有馬氏を称したと伝える。7代有馬重則(しげのり)が豊臣秀吉(とよとみひでよし)に仕えて播磨(はりま)三木満田城に移ったが、その子則頼(のりより)が関ヶ原の戦いに東軍に属して加増を受けた。ついで9代豊氏(とようじ)が遠江(とおとうみ)（静岡県）横須賀(よこすか)に3万石、1600年（慶長5）には3万石を加増されて丹波(たんば)（京都府）福知山(ふくちやま)に移り、父則頼の遺領2万石も付与された。1620年（元和6）に筑後（福岡県）久留米に転封され、御井(みい)、御原(みはら)、生葉(いくは)、竹野(たかの)、山本、三潴(みつま)、上妻(こうつま)、下妻(しもつま)の8郡21万石を領した。

　以後廃藩置県まで歴代の久留米藩主で、江戸城内での家格は大広間詰であった。明治に入り華族に列し、頼万(よりつむ)が伯爵となった。

(2)越前(えちぜん)丸岡藩主　肥前高来(たかく)郡有馬庄（長崎県南島原(みなみしまばら)市南・北有馬町）におこるという。鎌倉時代には高来郡南部に勢力をもち、豊臣秀吉の九州知行割(ちぎょうわり)のおりには、高来郡内4万石の領地が有馬晴信(はるのぶ)に安堵(あんど)され日野江(ひのえ)城に住した。1612年（慶長17）の岡本大八事件で、晴信は甲斐(かい)（山梨県）に配流されたが、子直純(なおずみ)が遺領を継ぎ、1619年には1万3000石を加増され、日向国(ひゅうがのくに)県(あがた)（宮崎県延岡(のべおか)市）に転封、臼杵(うすき)、宮崎、諸県(もろがた)、児湯(こゆ)の4郡に5万3000石を領し延岡城にあった。1691年（元禄4）には農民逃散(ちょうさん)の責を負わされて3000石を減じ、越後国(えちごのくに)（新潟県）糸魚川(いといがわ)に転封、ついで越前国(えちぜんのくに)（福井県）丸岡に移封し、廃藩置県まで続いた。明治以後子爵となった。

(3)下野(しもつけ)吹上(ふきあげ)藩主　筑後久留米藩主有馬氏の支流。有馬豊氏の三男頼次(よりつぐ)（頼泰(よりやす)）は駿河大納言(するがだいなごん)忠長(ただなが)に仕え、忠長が罪を得たおり自らも蟄居(ちっきょ)したが嗣子(しし)なく没した。しかし、豊氏の外孫吉政(よしまさ)が継ぎ、氏倫(うじのり)のとき、徳川吉宗(よしむね)の側衆(そばしゅう)となり、1716年（享保1）伊勢国(いせのくに)（三重県）三重郡に1300石を領知、翌1717年に下野国（栃木県）芳賀(はが)郡に1000石の地を得た。1726年に伊勢国多気(たけ)、河曲(かわの)、三重、下野国（栃木県）河内(かわち)、上総国(かずさのくに)（千葉県）市原郡内に、7700石を加増され、計1万石を領した。1781年（天明1）氏恕(うじよし)のとき上総国五井(ごい)に陣屋を置き、氏郁(うじしげ)のとき領知替えがあり、1842年（天保13）下野国寒河(さかわ)郡吹上（栃木市吹上町）に陣屋を置き廃藩置県に至った。明治期に子爵を与えられた。

(4)筑後小松崎藩主　久留米藩主の支流。久留米藩主10代忠頼(ただより)に嗣子がなく、外戚(がいせき)の小出豊範(こいでとよのり)を養子としたが頼利(よりとし)が生まれたので、豊範は御原郡小松崎1万石に分封されたが、まもなく絶家した。

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