Suwa Domain

Japanese: 諏訪藩 - すわはん

Edo period , Shinano Province Takashima, Suwa County (present day Nagano Prefecture Suwa City The Fudai clan had its headquarters in the city of Oda. The clan school was Chozenkan. In 1601 (6th year of the Keicho era), Kozuke Province Suwa Yorimizu, who had been transferred to the Suwa domain, returned to Suwa, the former territory of the Suwa clan, and established a domain with a stipend of 27,000 koku. Suwa Taisha Shrine It was the home of the great celebration of the 19th century. Meiji Restoration The Suwa clan continued for 10 generations until the 2nd feudal lord, Tadatsune The Siege of Osaka Due to his achievements, in 1838 (Genna 4), he was given an additional 5,000 koku, bringing his total to 32,000 koku, but during the reign of the third feudal lord, Tadaharu, he gave his two younger brothers 1,000 koku each, bringing his total to 30,000 koku. From around the end of the 18th century, sericulture and silk-reeling industries became more active, and in 1859 (Ansei 6), Yokohama Port When the port of Okaya was opened, sericulture and silk-reeling industries, especially in the Okaya area, became the center of commercial production. Abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures It became Takashima Prefecture in 1591, then Chikuma Prefecture, before being incorporated into Nagano Prefecture in 1576. ◇It is also called Takashima Domain.

Source: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Domain Names and Former Province Names

Japanese:

江戸時代、信濃(しなの)国諏訪郡高島（現、長野県諏訪市）に藩庁をおいた譜代(ふだい)藩。藩校は長善館。1601年（慶長(けいちょう)6）、上野(こうずけ)国に移されていた諏訪頼水(よりみず)が諏訪氏の旧領諏訪に戻り、2万7000石で立藩した。諏訪氏はもともと諏訪大社の大祝(おおはふり)の家であった。以後、明治維新まで諏訪氏10代が続いた。2代藩主忠恒(ただつね)は大坂の陣の功績で、18年（元和(げんな)4）に5000石加増され3万2000石となったが、3代藩主忠晴(ただはる)のとき、2人の弟にそれぞれ1000石を分与、3万石となった。18世紀末ごろから養蚕・製糸業が活発となり、1859年（安政6）に横浜港が開港すると、とくに岡谷地区の養蚕・製糸業が商品生産の中心になった。71年（明治4）の廃藩置県で高島県となり、その後、筑摩(ちくま)県を経て76年長野県に編入された。◇高島藩ともいう。

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