Mihara Domain

Mihara Castle also known as "The Floating Castle"

The Mihara Domain (三原藩, Mihara han) was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now Hiroshima Prefecture, it encompassed the Southern part of Bingo. Its headquarters were at Mihara Castle (三原城 Mihara-jō). At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the Tokugawa clan apart from the shogunal lands. The daimyo of Mihara for more than 200 years were the Asano Clan who had helped Tokugawa Ieyasu and became powerful after the Battle of Sekigahara. The domain was also known as Nagoya Domain (名古屋藩)

History

Until the end of the Battle of Sekigahara in September 1600, the area that makes up the Owari Domain was under the control of Fukushima Masanori, head of nearby Kiyosu Castle. After the battle, however, Masanori was transferred to the Hiroshima Domain in Aki Province.

Lords of Mihara

Order	Name	Japanese	Ruling years	Lineage
1	Kobayakawa Takakage	小早川 隆景	1582- 1597	3rd son of Mori Motonari
2	Fukushima Masayuki	福島 正之	1600-1608	3rd son of Besshō Nariharu (adopted by Fukushima Masanori)
3	Asano Tadayoshi	浅野 忠吉	1619-1621	Cousin of Asano Nagamasa (son of Asano Nagatada)
4	Asano Tadanaga	浅野 忠長	1621-1656	(retired)
5	Asano Tadazane	浅野 忠真	1656-1694
6	Asano Tadayoshi	浅野 忠義	1694-????
7	Asano Tadamasa	浅野 忠綏	????–????
8	Asano Tadachika	浅野 忠晨	????–????
9	Asano Tadamasa	浅野 忠正	????–????
10	Asano Tadayoshi	浅野 忠愛	????–????
11	Asano Tadasuke	浅野 忠順	????–????
12	Asano Tadahide	浅野 忠敬	1814-1843
13	Asano Tetsu	浅野 忠	1843-1868

Sub-domains

The Owari Domain was supported by the Yanagawa Domain in Mutsu Province and the Takasu Domain in Mino Province.

Yanagawa Domain

The Yanagawa Domain provided 30,000 koku to the Owari Domain annually from 1683 to 1730, when Tokugawa Muneharu came to power and dissolved the domain.

Takasu Domain

The Takasu Domain also provided 30,000 koku to the Owari Domain annually from 1700 to 1870, when it was merged with the Owari Domain.

See also

• Mihara Castle
• Han system
• List of Han