Murayama Domain
The Murayama Domain (村岡藩, Murayama-han), was one of the feudal domains during the early Meiji period. It governed the Shichimi District in Tajima Province. The domain's administrative center was located at the Murayama jin'ya. The domain was established when Yamana Toyokuni, a descendant of the Yamana clan who had ruled over one-sixth of the country during the Muromachi period, was granted a fief of 6,700 koku in the Shichimi District by Tokugawa Ieyasu in recognition of his achievements in the Battle of Sekigahara. Subsequent lords of the domain worked to promote new land development and industrial growth, increasing the domain's wealth. In 1868, during the Meiji Restoration, the domain was officially recognized as a feudal domain with an increased income of 11,000 koku by the Meiji government.[1][2][3][4]
| Murayama Domain (1601–1868)村岡藩 Muraoka Domain (1868–1871)村岡藩 村岡藩 | |
|---|---|
| Domain of Japan | |
| 1601–1871 | |
 Mon of the Yamana clan
| |
| Capital | Murayama jin'ya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Daimyō |
| Daimyō | |
• 1601-1617 | Yamana Toyokuni (first) |
• 1868-1871 | Yamana Yoshimichi (last) |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1601 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | Kyoto Prefecture |
History[edit]
Following the Onin War, the Yamana clan rapidly declined, eventually only holding control over Tango Province and Inaba Province, split into two lineages during the late Sengoku period. Yamana Toyokuni, the elder brother of Toyokazu, maintained control over Inaba Province until he was forced to retreat from his base at Fuse Tenjinyama Castle due to an attack by Takeda Takanobu, the lord of Tottori Castle. The Inaba clan rapidly declined. Toyokuni, seeking to regain control over Inaba with the help of remnants of the Amago clan, expelled Takeda Takanobu from Tottori Castle and took over as the lord himself. However, when Hashiba Hideyoshi, acting on orders from Oda Nobunaga, invaded the San'in region, Toyokuni was the first to surrender, leading to his retainers abandoning him and expelling him from the castle. Toyokuni served Hideyoshi and became a member of the Otokoshu. After Hideyoshi's death, he approached Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the Battle of Sekigahara, he participated in the Eastern Army and achieved military merit. As a result of the words from Ieyasu, "Please govern one county in Tango Province," he was given the 6,700 koku of Shichimi District in Tango Province. He built a residence in Usukusamura and changed the place name to Fukuoka. Although his landholding did not reach 10,000 koku, due to his lineage as a branch of the Nitta family, who were relatives of the Tokugawa Shogunate, he was considered exceptional even among hatamoto and later became one of the members of the Kōtaigōyūrei-shu. Toyokuni was a master of renga poetry and a cultured individual, as well as being from a prestigious family. Due to these qualities, he received favor from Ieyasu and made efforts to revive the Yamana clan by requesting the appointment of the fallen Yamana clan as hatamoto. Additionally, he heard that his former retainers who had been exiled were wandering, so he decided to reemploy them. However, perhaps due to his fickle nature, the later evaluations of Toyokuni were not favorable. In 1642, the third lord, Kiyoyuki, moved the administrative center to Kurono Village and changed its name to Murayama. The military records still referred to it as "Tanshu Shizumi" until the Kan'en era. The fifth lord, Toyonari, took charge of the temples and shrines. In 1806, the eighth lord, Yoshikata, relocated the administrative center to Obirayama and improved its appearance. Murayama had limited arable land, so the lords focused on developing industries like mining and holding calf markets. The tenth lord, Yoshitoki, was known for his efforts in developing new fields and promoting education. The eleventh lord, Yoshiyuki, became a loyalist on the advice of his retainer, Ikeda Keiichiro. In 1868, the new government recognized the increase in rice stipend, making the Yamana clan a daimyo and establishing the Murayama Domain. The following year, the han system was abolished, and it became part of Toyooka Prefecture. The last lord, Yoshimichi, inherited the family estate at the age of 12 in 1871 and later served as a lieutenant in the army. In 1884, he was ennobled as a baron and became a member of the House of Peers.
List of Daimyō[edit]
- Murayama Domain
# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka 
Yamana clan, 1601 - 1868 (Hatamoto)
1 Yamana Toyokuni (山名豊国) 1601 - 1617 Daisuke Nakatsukasa (大輔 中務) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 2 Yamana Toyomasa (山名豊政) 1617 - 1630 -none- Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 3 Yamana Noritoyo (山名矩豊) 1630 - 1698 Izu no kami (伊豆の髪) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 4 Yamana Takatori (山名隆豊) 1698 - 1704 Danjochu (男女チュ) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 5 Yamana Toyonari (山名豊就) 1704 - 1747 Inaba no kami, Obangashira, Jira and Shabugi (因幡神、大番頭、ジラ、シャブギ) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 6 Yamana Toyoakira (山名豊暄) 1747 - 1769 Nakatsukasa Shosuke (中務少輔) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 7 Yamana Yoshinori (山名義徳) 1769 - 1794 Jugoijo Utsubi (十五位うつび) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 8 Yamana Yoshikata (山名義方) 1794 - 1821 Shosuke Nakatsuka (中塚昭介) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 9 Yamana Yoshiaki (山名義蕃) 1821 - 1834 Gibo (儀保) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 10 unknown ruler[5](義問) -unknown- -unknown- Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku
- Muraoka Domain
# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka Yamana clan, 1868 - 1871 (Fudai)
11 Yamana Yoshinari (山名義済) 1834 - 1868 Inaba no kami (因幡神) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku 12 Yamana Yoshimichi (山名義路) 1868 - 1871 Inaba no kami (因幡神) Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade (従五位下) 6,700 koku
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