Shiiya Domain
Shiiya Domain (椎谷藩, Shiiya-han) was a fudai feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Echigo Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Shiiya Jin'ya, located in what is now part of the city of Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture.[1]
History
Shiiya Domain began as a 5,500 koku holding awarded to Hori Naoyuki, the 4th son of the famous general Hori Naomasa, for his role in the Siege of Osaka. Naoyuki's son Hori Naokage, served as Edo bugyō and Jisha-bugyō, and amassed holdings valued at 9,500 koku, to which he added an additional 2,000 koku of newly developed rice lands to qualify for the status of daimyō. He established his seat in Kazusa Province at Kazusa-Kariya Domain (1642-1668), which is son Hori Naoyoshi moved to Kazusa-Hachiman Domain (1668-1698). Tori Naoyoshi's son Hori Naosada then moved the clan's seat to Echigo Province in 1698, which marked the creation of Shiiya Domain. The clan headquarters remained at Shiiya until the Meiji restoration; however, the daimyō remained in permanent residence in Edo and managed the domain as absentee landlords.
During the period of the 8th daimyo, Hori Akitomo, fiscal reforms were implemented; however, Akitomo was of weak constitution and was unable to see the reforms through. The domain was also hit hard by the Great Tenmei famine, which resulted in considerable peasant unrest.
During the Boshin War, the domain was a battleground in Battle of Hokuetsu. In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system, Shiiya Domain briefly became Shiiya Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Niigata Prefecture. Under the new Meiji government, Hori Yukiyoshi, the final daimyo of Shiiya Domain was given the kazoku peerage title of danshaku (baron).
Bakumatsu period holdings
As with most domains in the han system, Shiiya Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned kokudaka, based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.[2][3]
- Echigo Province
- 21 villages in Kariwa District
- Shinano Province
- 2 villages in Minochi District
- 7 villages in Takai District
List of daimyo
| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hori clan (fudai) 1689-1711
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| 1 | Hori Naosada (堀直宥) | 1698-1711 | Shikibu-no-sho (式部少輔) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 2 | Hori Naonaka (堀直央) | 1711-1720 | Hida-no-kami (飛騨守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 3 | Hori Naotsune (堀直恒) | 1720-1730 | Tōtōmi-no-kami (遠江守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 4 | Hori Naohisa (堀直旧) | 1730-1748 | Izumo-no-kami (出雲守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 5 | Hori Naoyoshi (堀直喜) | 1748-1751 | Hida-no-kami (飛騨守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 6 | Hori Naoaki (堀直著) | 1751-1768 | Daizen-no-suke (大膳亮) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 7 | Hori Naonobu (堀直宣) | 1768-1781 | Bizen-no-kami (備前守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 8 | Hori Asatomo (堀著朝) | 1781-1792 | Shikibu-no-sho (式部少輔) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 9 | Hori Naonori (堀直起) | 1792-1807 | Omi-no-kami (近江守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 10 | Hori Naoharu (堀直温) | 1808-1812 | Chikugo-no-kami (筑後守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 11 | Hori Naochika (堀直哉) | 1812-1830 | Omi-no-kami (近江守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 12 | Hori Naotoshi (堀之敏) | 1830-1862 | Izumo-no-kami (出雲守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
| 13 | Hori Naoyoshi (堀之美) | 1863-1871 | Ukyo-no-suke (右京亮) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 10,000 koku | |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Echigo Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com; retrieved 2013-4-8.
- ^ Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser. (1987). The Bakufu in Japanese History, p. 150.
- ^ Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century, p. 18.
References
- The content of this article was largely derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.
- Papinot, E (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.