Iwakidaira Domain

Japanese: 磐城平藩 - いわきたいらはん

Edo period , Mutsu Province Iwasaki County Iwakidaira (present-day Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki City The Fudai clan had its clan headquarters in the town of Oda. The clan school was the Shiseido. Battle of Sekigahara Later, Mr. Iwaki Restructuring In 1602 (Keicho 7), Tokugawa Ieyasu He was a close aide to Torii Tadamasa Torii Tadamasa He was given a fief of 100,000 koku, and proceeded with the construction of a castle, the development of the castle town, and the development of new fields. Dewa Province Yamagata Domain Transfer to ( Change of country ), Kazusa Province Sanuki Domain Masanaga Naito was given 70,000 koku of rice, and the second lord, Tadaoki, carried out a general land survey in 1738 (Kan'ei 15) and began to reform agricultural policy. However, financial difficulties continued from the start, and in 1738 (Genbun 3), an uprising broke out across the domain, demanding tax reductions and exemptions. This led to the death of the Naito clan in 1747 (Enkyo 4). Hyuga Province Nobeoka Domain He was transferred to and replaced by Hitachi Province Kasama Domain The lord, Inoue Masatsune, had a fief of 60,000 koku, and in 1656 (the 6th year of the Horeki era), the Inoue clan was transferred to another fief. Mino Province Kano Domain The lord, Ando Nobunari, was appointed with 50,000 koku. Meiji Restoration The Ando clan continued for seven generations until the 5th feudal lord Nobumasa Ando In 1860 (Man'en 1), the shogunate Elderly councilor Promoted to Union of the Imperial Court and the Military However, in 1962 (Bunkyu 2), Revere the Emperor and expel the barbarians He was attacked by Mito samurai from the faction and injured, dismissed from his position as senior councilor and had his fief reduced by 20,000 koku. Boshin War So The Oshu-Uetsu Alliance In the 71st year of the Meiji era (1871), Abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures Iwakidaira Prefecture was established as a result, and subsequently became Taira Prefecture and Iwasaki Prefecture, before being incorporated into Fukushima Prefecture in 1976.

Source: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Domain Names and Former Province Names

Japanese:

江戸時代、陸奥(むつ)国磐前(いわさき)郡磐城平（現、福島県いわき市）に藩庁をおいた譜代(ふだい)藩。藩校は施政堂(しせいどう)。関ヶ原の戦い後、それまでの岩城(いわき)氏が改易(かいえき)され、1602年（慶長(けいちょう)7）、徳川家康(とくがわいえやす)の側近だった鳥居忠政とりいただまさが10万石で入封(にゅうほう)、城の築造、城下町の整備、新田開発などを進めた。22年（元和(げんな)8）、忠政が出羽(でわ)国山形藩へ転封(てんぽう)（国替(くにがえ)）、上総(かずさ)国佐貫(さぬき)藩から内藤政長(まさなが)が7万石で入封、2代忠興(ただおき)が38年（寛永(かんえい)15）に総検地を行い、農政の改革に取り組んだ。しかし当初から財政難が続き、1738年（元文(げんぶん)3）には年貢減免などを要求して全藩一揆が発生した。それが原因で、47年（延享(えんきょう)4）に内藤氏は日向(ひゅうが)国延岡(のべおか)藩に転封となり、代わって常陸(ひたち)国笠間(かさま)藩主の井上正経(まさつね)が6万石で、56年（宝暦6）には井上氏の転封で、美濃(みの)国加納(かのう)藩主の安藤信成(のぶなり)が5万石で入封、以後は明治維新まで安藤氏7代が続いた。5代藩主安藤信正(のぶまさ)は1860年（万延(まんえん)1）に幕府老中(ろうじゅう)に昇進、公武合体を推進したが、62年（文久2）に尊王攘夷派の水戸浪士の襲撃を受け負傷、老中を罷免され2万石を減封された。戊辰(ぼしん)戦争では奥羽越(おううえつ)列藩同盟に参加した。71年（明治4）の廃藩置県により磐城平県が成立、その後、平(たいら)県、磐前(いわさき)県を経て、76年福島県に編入された。

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