Fukushima Domain

The Fukushima Domain (福島藩 Fukushima-han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in southern Mutsu Province (modern-day Fukushima Prefecture). Castle location was the Fukushima Castle (福島城 Fukusima-jō). Feudal lords were the Honda clan, the Hotta clan, and the Itakura clan. All of them were Fudai daimyos.

Castle development

Fukushima castle was once called Sugime Castle (杉目城 Sugime-jō). It was extant as far back as the 15th century, when it was ruled by the Date clan.

Castle location

The Fukusima Castle was located on the site of the current Fukishima Prefecture Hall (福島県庁 Fukusima-ken chō), Sugitsuma District (杉妻町 Sugi-tsuma chō), Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Estates of the realm

Omotedaka (表高 Omote-daka)(official's salaries): 150,000 koku(The Honda clan)→ 100,000 koku(The Hotta clan)→ 30,000 koku(The Itakura clan).

Feudal estates(The Itakura clan period): "Shinobu District (信夫郡 Shinobu-gun)(Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture), Mutsu Province(then, naming it Iwashiro Province)", Date District, "Yamabe District, Kazusa Province"(Tōgane City, Chiba Prefecture), "Hazu District, Mikawa Province".

List of lords

  1. Tadakuni
  1. Masanaka
  2. Masatoshi
  1. Shigehiro
  2. Shigeyasu
  3. Katsusato
  4. Katsutsugu
  5. Katsutō
  6. Katsuyuki
  7. Katsunori
  8. Katsunaga
  9. Katsutoshi
  10. Katsuteru
  11. Katsunao
  12. Katsusato

Branch Domain

Also, there is no establishment of the Branch Domain (支藩 Shi-han) of each clan in the Fukushima Domain Lord period.

The Honda clan was awarded fiefs the Yamasaki Domain (山崎藩 Yamasaki-han) of Harima Province, and the Iwase Domain (岩瀬藩 Iwase-han) of Mutsu Province in the Kooriyama Domain (郡山藩 Kooriyama-han) period of Yamato Province.

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