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Coordinates: 33°43′47.7″N 135°59′32.9″E / 33.729917°N 135.992472°E / 33.729917; 135.992472
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The Kii-Shingū Domain[1] (紀伊新宮藩, Kii-Shingū-han) governed the area of present-day Shingū City in Wakayama Prefecture, historically part of Kii Province[2]. The administrative center of the domain was located at Shingū Castle[3] in Shingū City. The Mizuno clan[4], who served as chief retainers of the Wakayama Domain[5], ruled the Kii-Shingū Domain, which was assessed at 35,000 koku

Kii-Shingū Domain
紀伊新宮藩
Domain of Japan
1600–1871
Mon of the Mizuno clan of Kii-Shingū Domain

Main enclosure of Shingū Castle
CapitalShingū Castle
Area
 • Coordinates33°43′47.7″N 135°59′32.9″E / 33.729917°N 135.992472°E / 33.729917; 135.992472
 • TypeDaimyō
Historical eraEdo period
• Established
1600
• Disestablished
1871
Today part ofWakayama Prefecture
Kii-Shingu Domain is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Shingu Domain
Location of Kii-Shingū Domain
Kii-Shingu Domain is located in Japan
Kii-Shingu Domain
Kii-Shingu Domain (Japan)
Stone Walls of Shingū Castle
Mizuno Tadamoto, final daimyō of Kii-Shingū Domain

History[edit]

During the Sengoku period, the Kii-Shingū Domain was controlled by Horiuchi Ujiyoshi, a vassal of the Toyotomi clan[6]. After the Battle of Sekigahara[7] in 1600, control of the domain shifted to the Western Army.

Under the shogunate system, the Mizuno clan served as vassals to the Tokugawa clan[8] rather than as daimyos. The Mizuno clan played a significant role in the domain's politics as chief retainers for several generations.

When the Wakayama Domain of the Tokugawa Gosanke[9] directly controlled the Chigyo, residents of present-day Kimoto-cho in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, strongly opposed it. Yoshida Shodayu, a feudal retainer at the time, endeavored to change the Chigyo. He is commemorated at Kimoto Shrine for his efforts.

Holdings at the end of the Edo period[edit]

  • Kii Province
    • Nagusa County - 1 village
    • Arita County - 3 villages
    • Hidaka County - 2 villages
    • Muro County - 142 villages

List of daimyōs[edit]

# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka
Asano clan, 1600 - 1619 (Tozama daimyo)
1 Asano Tadayoshi (浅野忠吉) 1600 - 1619 Ukon-Daibu (右近大夫) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 28,000 koku
Mizuno clan, 1619 - 1871 (Fudai daimyo)
1 Mizuno Shigenaka (水野重央) 1619 - 1621 Mamoru-Izumo (守る出雲) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
2 Mizuno Shigeyoshi (水野重良) 1623 - 1658 Mamoru-Awaji (守る淡路) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
3 Mizuno Shigetaka (水野重上) 1658 - 1707 Mamoru-Tosa (土佐守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
4 Mizuno Shigetoki (水野重期) 1707 - 1714 Mamoru-Awaji (守ると差) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
5 Mizuno Tadaki (水野忠昭) 1714 - 1749 Oito (大糸) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
6 Mizuno Tadaoki (水野忠興) 1749 - 1763 Mamoru-Chikugo (筑後守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
7 Mizuno Tadazane (水野忠実) 1763 - 1822 Mamoru-Hida (飛騨守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
8 Mizuno Tadaaki (水野忠啓) 1822 - 1835 Mamoru-Tosa (土佐守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
9 Mizuno Tadao (水野忠央) 1835 - 1860 Mamoru-Tosa (土佐守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku
10 Mizuno Tadamoto (水野忠幹) 1860 - 1871 Oito (大糸) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 35,000 koku

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Derdak, Thomas; Hast, Adele (1988). International Directory of Company Histories. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-059-9.
  2. ^ Satō, Kanzan (1983). The Japanese Sword. Kodansha International. ISBN 978-0-87011-562-2.
  3. ^ Glenn, Chris (2023-01-05). The Samurai Castle Master: Warlord Todo Takatora. Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-3990-9661-4.
  4. ^ Japanese Biographical Index. Walter de Gruyter. 2013-02-06. ISBN 978-3-11-094798-4.
  5. ^ Partner, Simon (2023-12-12). Koume's World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-55910-2.
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  7. ^ Glenn, Chris (2021). The Battle of Sekigahara: The Greatest, Bloodiest, Most Decisive Samurai Battle Ever. Pen & Sword Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-3990-1413-7.
  8. ^ In60learning (2019-11-12). Tokugawa Shogunate: Final Feudal Era of Japan. Independently Published. ISBN 978-1-7078-2848-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Seigle, Cecilia Segawa; Chance, Linda H. (2014-03-28). Ooku, the Secret World of the Shogun's Women. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-872-8.

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