Daishōji Domain
tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan
Daishōji Domain (大聖寺藩, Daishōji-han) was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan It was located in Kaga Province, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The domain was centered at Daishōji jin'ya, located in the center of what is now the city of Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture. It was ruled by a cadet branch of the Maeda clan.
The daimyō of Daishōji domain was subject to sankin-kōtai, and was received in the Ōhiroma of Edo Castle.
History
Daishōji Castle was a secondary stronghold of the Maeda clan, guarding the border region of Kaga Province from neighboring Echizen Province. The castle was destroyed by the order of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1615 under the policy of “One Domain - One Castle”. In 1639, the daimyō of Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshitsune retired, turning the domain over to his eldest son, Maeda Mitsutaka. At that time, he separated out a 100,000 koku holding for his second son, Maeda Toshitsugu, creating Toyama Domain and a 70,000 koku holding for his third son, Maeda Toshiharu, creating Daishōji Domain.
At the time of its creation, the domain consisted of 133 villages in Enuma District for a total of 65,700 koku, and 9 villages in Niikawa District on the far eastern side of Etchū Province for a total of 4300 koku. In 1660, Daishōji Domain was able to exchange this remote exclave for 6 villages in Nomi District, adjacent to Enuma District.
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