Sano Domain

Sano Domain(Tá dã phiên,Sano-han)was afeudal domainunder theTokugawa shogunateofEdo periodJapan, located inShimotsuke Province(modern-dayTochigi Prefecture),Japan.It was centered in what is now part of the city ofSano, Tochigi.Sano was ruled through most of its history by a junior branch of theHotta clan.

Sano Domain Tá dã phiên
under Tokugawa shogunate Japan
1600–1871
Capital	Sano Castle→Sanojin'ya
• Type	Daimyō
Historical era	Edo period
• Established	1600
• Disestablished	1871
Today part of	part ofTochigi Prefecture

History

The Sano clan was a branch of the Oyama clan, who settled in Sanoshōenduring theKamakura period,and who ruled the area over 15 generations from their impregnable mountain stronghold ofKarasawayama Castle.The area was contested during theSengoku periodbetween the forces of theUesugi clanand theOdawara Hōjō clan,and Karasawayama Castle withstood ten attempts to conquer it by the famed warlordUesugi Kenshin.The 17th generation head of the Sano clan, Sano Munetsuna was defeated by Nagao Akinaga, but the Sano territories were restored byToyotomi Hideyoshiin recognition of their efforts at the 1590Battle of Odawara.

AfterTokugawa Ieyasutook control over theKantō regionin 1592, he confirmed Sano Nobuyoshi asdaimyōof a 35,000kokuholding. This was the start of Sano Domain. However, the Sano clan was dispossessed of their holdings in 1614 for reasons which are still unclear.

During the time of ShōgunTokugawa Ietsuna,Sano Domain was revived as a 10,000kokusubsidiary holding ofSakura Domainfor Hotta Masataka, the third son of theTairōHotta Masatoshi.The Hotta built a modestjin'yafrom which to rule the domain in line with its minor status. However, when Hotta Masataka was relocated toKatada DomaininOmi Provincein 1698, the domain lapsed back totenryōstatus. The 4th generation descendant of Hotta Masatoshi, Hotta Masaatsu, relocated from Katada back to Sano in 1826, where his descendants continued to reside to the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The domain was quick to support the pro-imperial cause in theBoshin warof theMeiji restoration.

After theabolition of the han systemin July 1871, Sano Domain became part of Tochigi Prefecture.

The domain had a population of 11,893 people in 2516 households, of which 1101 were samurai in 230 households per a census in 1870.

Holdings at the end of the Edo period

As with most domains in thehan system,Sano Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assignedkokudaka,based on periodiccadastralsurveys and projected agricultural yields.Due to its history, the majority of its territory was in Omi Province.

• Shimotsuke Province
  • 3 villages in Aso District
• Kozuke Province
  • 6 villages in Seta District
  • 4 villages in Midono District
  • 1 village in Nitta District
  • 1 village in Yamada District
• Omi Province
  • 20 villages in Shiga District

List of daimyō

#	Name	Tenure	Courtesy title	Court Rank	kokudaka
Sano clan(tozama) 1600-1613
1	Sano Nobuyoshi(Tá dã tin cát)	1600–1613	Shuri-daibu( sửa chữa đại phu )	Lower 5th (従 năm vị hạ )	39,000koku
tenryō1613-1698
Hotta clan(fudai) 1684-1684
1	Hotta Masataka(Quật điền chính cao)	1684–1608	Bungo-no-kami( bị sau thủ )	Lower 5th (従 năm vị hạ )	10,000koku
tenryō1698-1826
Hotta clan(fudai) 1826-1871
1	Hotta Masaatsu(Quật điền chính đôn)	1826–1832	Settsu-no-kami( nhiếp tân thủ )	Lower 5th (従 năm vị hạ )	13,000 ->16,000koku
2	Hotta Masahira(Quật điền chính hành)	1832–1854	Settsu-no-kami( nhiếp tân thủ )	Lower 5th (従 năm vị hạ )	16, 000koku
3	Hotta Masatsugu(Quật điền chính tụng)	1832–1688	Shinano-no-kami( tin nùng thủ )	Lower 5th (従 năm vị hạ )	16,000koku

References

• Papinot, E (1910).Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan.Tuttle (reprint) 1972.

External links

• (in Japanese)Sano on "Edo 300 HTML"