Yakami Domain
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was a Japanese domain
of the Edo period
, located in Tanba Province (modern-day Sasayama, Hyōgo
). It was ruled by Maeda Shigekatsu (a son of Maeda Gen'i) and then by Matsudaira Yasushige
, the head of the Matsui-Matsudaira clan. The domain was abolished in 1609.
Political division
A political division is a term of art of geography defining the concept of a geographic region accepted to be in the jurisdiction of a particular government entity...
of the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, located in Tanba Province (modern-day Sasayama, Hyōgo
Sasayama, Hyogo
is a city located in the central eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.The city was established on April 1, 1999, merging the towns of the former "Taki District" ....
). It was ruled by Maeda Shigekatsu (a son of Maeda Gen'i) and then by Matsudaira Yasushige
Matsudaira Yasushige
was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama through early Edo periods. He was the family head of the Matsui-Matsudaira, a family which received the Matsudaira name as an honorific following his father's service to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Yasushige ended his life as daimyo of Kishiwada han.-References:*...
, the head of the Matsui-Matsudaira clan. The domain was abolished in 1609.