Matsuyama Domain

Japanese: 松山藩 - まつやまはん

(1) A domain that held the Matsuyama region of Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture) during the Edo period. It began in 1585 when Kato Yoshiaki was appointed with 63,000 koku. In 1627, the Kato clan was transferred to Mutsu Aizu (Fukushima Prefecture), and Gamo Tadatomo was appointed with 200,000 koku in his place. The Gamo clan was stripped of their fief in 1627, and the following year Matsudaira (Hisamatsu) Sadayuki was appointed with 150,000 koku from Kuwana, Ise (Mie Prefecture). This was followed by the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures. The Matsudaira clan was a family clan and was stationed in the Tamama room of Edo Castle. (2) A domain that held the Matsuyama region of Bitchu Province (Okayama Prefecture) during the Edo period. It was established in 1617 when the Ikeda clan was appointed with 65,000 koku. In Kan'ei 19 (42), the Ikeda clan was stripped of its fief, followed by the Mizutani clan with 50,000 koku, the Ando clan with 65,000 koku, and the Ishikawa clan with 60,000 koku, and in Enkyo 1 (1744), the Itakura clan was given 50,000 koku. In Meiji 1 (1868), its fief was reduced to 20,000 koku, and the following year, it was renamed Takahashi Domain, leading to the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures. The Itakura clan was a fudai clan and lived in Karima, Edo Castle. (3) It is also called Matsumine Domain. During the Edo period, this domain held the Matsuyama region of Dewa Province (Yamagata Prefecture). It began when Sakai Tadatsune, of the Shonai Domain (→Tsuruoka Domain) in the same province, was granted a fief of 20,000 koku of newly cultivated land by his father Tadakatsu in Shoho 4 (1647). In An'ei 8 (1779), its fief was increased to 5,000 koku, but was reduced to 22,500 koku during the Boshin War, leading to the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures. A fudai (a hereditary vassal) and a vassal of the Imperial Chamber of Edo Castle.

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Japanese:

(1) 江戸時代，伊予国 (愛媛県) 松山地方を領有した藩。天正 13 (1585) 年に加藤嘉明が6万 3000石で入封したのに始る。寛永4 (1627) 年に加藤氏は陸奥会津 (福島県) へ移封し，代って蒲生忠知が 20万石で入封。蒲生氏は同 11年除封され，翌年松平 (久松) 定行が伊勢 (三重県) 桑名から 15万石で入封。以後廃藩置県にいたった。松平氏は家門，江戸城溜間詰。 (2) 江戸時代，備中国 (岡山県) 松山地方を領有した藩。元和3 (1617) 年池田氏が6万 5000石で入封し立藩。寛永 19 (42) 年池田氏は除封され，のち水谷氏5万石，安藤氏6万 5000石，石川氏6万石を経て，延享1 (1744) 年板倉氏が5万石で入封。明治1 (1868) 年に2万石に減封，翌2年高梁藩と改称，廃藩置県にいたった。板倉氏は譜代，江戸城雁間詰。 (3) 松嶺藩ともいう。江戸時代，出羽国松山地方 (山形県) を領有した藩。同国庄内藩 (→鶴岡藩 ) 酒井忠恒が父忠勝から正保4 (1647) 年に新墾田2万石を分封されたのに始る。安永8 (1779) 年 5000石加封戊辰戦争で2万 2500石に減封されて廃藩置県にいたった。譜代，江戸城帝鑑間詰。

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