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The was a Japanese domain
Han (Japan)

The , or domains, were the fiefs of feudal lords of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their Abolition of the han system in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration....
 of the Edo Period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
, located in Harima Province
Harima Province

or Banshu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province provinces....
 (modern-day Himeji, Hyogo
Himeji, Hyogo

is a cities of Japan located in Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 535,571. The total area is 533 km?....
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The was a Japanese domain
Han (Japan)

The , or domains, were the fiefs of feudal lords of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their Abolition of the han system in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration....
 of the Edo Period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
, located in Harima Province
Harima Province

or Banshu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province provinces....
 (modern-day Himeji, Hyogo
Himeji, Hyogo

is a cities of Japan located in Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 535,571. The total area is 533 km?....
).

List of lords


  • Ikeda clan
    Ikeda clan

    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji. In the Edo period, several of the clan's branches were daimyo families, most notably of the Tottori Domain....
     (Tozama
    Tozama

    A was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period....
    ; 520,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Terumasa
    Ikeda Terumasa

    was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. His court title was Kokushi .Terumasa fought in many of the battles of the late Azuchi-Momoyama Period, and due to his service at the Battle of Sekigahara, received a fief at Himeji Domain....
  2. Toshitaka
  3. Mitsumasa


  • Honda clan
    Honda clan

    The is a Japanese family claiming descent from the medieval court noble Fujiwara no Kanemichi. The family settled in Mikawa Province and served the Matsudaira clan as retainers; later, when the main Matsudaira family became the Tokugawa clan, the Honda had a rise in prestige....
     (Fudai
    Fudai

    was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration....
    , 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Tadamasa
    Honda Tadamasa

    was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period, who ruled the Kuwana Domain and then the Himeji Domain. He was the son of Honda Tadakatsu.Tadamasa's first battle was during the Siege of Odawara, in 1590; he also fought at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600....
  2. Masatomo
  3. Masakatsu


  • Matsudaira (Okudaira) clan
    Matsudaira clan

    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province ....
     (Shinpan
    Shinpan (daimyo)

    The daimyo were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan of the Okutono Domain....
    ; 180,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Tadaaki
    Matsudaira Tadaaki

    was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period through early Edo period. He was a retainer and relative of the Tokugawa clan, and became a daimyo in 1602....
  2. Tadahiro


  • Matsudaira (Echizen) clan
    Matsudaira clan

    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province ....
     (Shinpan
    Shinpan (daimyo)

    The daimyo were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan of the Okutono Domain....
    ; 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Naomoto
  2. Naonori


  • Sakakibara (Matsudaira) clan (Fudai
    Fudai

    was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration....
    ; 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Tadatsugu
  2. Masafusa
  3. Masatomo


  • Matsudaira (Echizen) clan
    Matsudaira clan

    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province ....
     (Shinpan
    Shinpan (daimyo)

    The daimyo were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan of the Okutono Domain....
    ; 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Naonori


  • Honda clan
    Honda clan

    The is a Japanese family claiming descent from the medieval court noble Fujiwara no Kanemichi. The family settled in Mikawa Province and served the Matsudaira clan as retainers; later, when the main Matsudaira family became the Tokugawa clan, the Honda had a rise in prestige....
     (Fudai
    Fudai

    was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration....
    ; 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Tadakuni
  2. Tadataka


  • Sakakibara clan (Fudai
    Fudai

    was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration....
    ; 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Masakuni
  2. Masasuke
  3. Masamine
  4. Masanaga


  • Matsudaira (Echizen) clan
    Matsudaira clan

    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province ....
     (Shinpan
    Shinpan (daimyo)

    The daimyo were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan of the Okutono Domain....
    ; 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Akinori
  2. Tomonori


  • Sakai clan
    Sakai clan

    The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from the Nitta clan branch of the Minamoto clan, who were in turn descendants of Emperor Seiwa. Serata Arichika, a samurai of the 14th century, was the common ancestor of both the Sakai clan and the Matsudaira clan, which the Sakai later served....
     (Fudai
    Fudai

    was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration....
    ; 150,000 koku
    Koku

    The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
    )


  1. Tadazumi
  2. Tadazane
  3. Tadahiro
  4. Tadamitsu
  5. Tadanori
  6. Tadatomi
  7. Tadateru
  8. Tadashige
  9. Tadato
  10. Tadakuni


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