Yagyū Domain
柳生藩
Domain of Japan
1636–1869
Mon of the Yagyū clan of Yagyū Domain
CapitalYagyū Castle
Area
 • Coordinates34°37′35.56″N 135°45′25.52″E / 34.6265444°N 135.7570889°E / 34.6265444; 135.7570889
Government
Daimyō 
• 1636 - 1646
Yagyū Munenori
• 1862 - 1869
Yagyū Toshimasu
Historical eraEdo period
• Established
1636
1869
Contained within
 • ProvinceYamato Province
Today part ofOsaka Prefecture
Yagyū Domain is located in Nara Prefecture
Yagyū Domain
Location of Yagyū Domain
Yagyū Domain is located in Japan
Yagyū Domain
Yagyū Domain (Japan)
Yagyu Munemori
Yagyu Toshimasu

The Yagyū Domain (柳生藩, Yagyū-han) governed the Soekami District in Yamato Province[1], which corresponds to the present-day Yagyu District in Nara City[2]. Despite its modest income of approximately 10,000 koku, the Yagyū clan[3], known as the Edo Yagyū, held significant influence within the Tokugawa Shogunate[4], serving as the swordsmanship instructors for successive generations for the Shogun and his family. The administrative center of the domain was the Yagyū Castle.

History

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The Yagyū Domain underwent changes in leadership and fief size following Yagyū Munenori[5]'s passing. His eldest son, Yagyū Mitsuyoshi, inherited 8,300 koku, while his third son, Yagyū Munefuyu, initially received 4,000 koku, leading to their transition from daimyo to hatamoto due to their small fief. After Munefuyu assumed leadership and returned 4,000 koku to the shogunate, he regained status as a daimyo with a 10,000 koku fief by 1668. The Yagyū clan[6] continued to rule for 13 generations until the Meiji restoration[7].

List of daimyō

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# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka
  Yagyū clan, 1636 - 1871(Tozama)
1 Yagyu Munenori (片桐 貞隆) 1636 – 1646 Tajima-no-kami (田島の髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 12,500 koku
2 Yagyu Mitsuyoshi (柳生三厳) 1646 – 1650 Tsuki-no-Sho (つき の書) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 8,300 koku
3 Yagyu Munefuyu (柳生宗冬) 1668 – 1675 Hida-no-kami (ひだノ髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 4,000 koku
4 Yagyu Muneari (柳生宗在) 1675 –1689 -none- Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 16,000 koku
5 Yagyu Toshikata (柳生俊方) 1689 –1730 Bizen-no-kami (備前の髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 11,000 koku
6 Yagyu Toshihira (柳生俊平) 1730 –1742 Hida-no-kami (ひだノ髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku
7 Yagyu Toshimine (柳生俊峯) 1742 –1763 -none- Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 11,000 koku
8 Yagyu Toshinori (柳生俊則) 1763 –1807 Noto-no-kami (のとの髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 16,000 koku
9 Yagyu Toshitoyo (柳生俊豊) 1807 –1820 Hida-no-kami (ひだノ髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 8,300 koku
10 Yagyu Toshiaki (柳生俊章) 1820 –1849 -none- Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 8,300 koku
11 Yagyu Toshiyoshi (柳生俊能) 1849 – 1850 -none- Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku
12 Yagyu Toshimune (柳生俊順) 1850 – 1862 Tsushima-no-kami (津島の髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku
13 Yagyū Toshimasu (柳生俊益) 1862 – 1869 Tajima-no-kami (田島の髪) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Berna, Cristina; Thomsen, Eric. Hiroshige Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces. Missy´s Clan.
  2. ^ Barnes, Gina L.; Barnes, Gina Lee (1988-01-01). Protohistoric Yamato: Archaeology of the First Japanese State. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-915703-11-1.
  3. ^ Lange, William De (2019-11-25). The Remarkable History of the Yagyu Clan. Toyo Press. ISBN 978-94-92722-21-8.
  4. ^ Leupp, Gary P.; Tao, De-min (2021-09-20). The Tokugawa World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-42741-7.
  5. ^ Sasamori, Junzo; Warner, Gordon (2012-01-31). This is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0334-4.
  6. ^ Segawa, Masaki; Yamada, Futaro (2007). The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan. Del Rey/Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-50120-2.
  7. ^ Hellyer, Robert; Fuess, Harald (2020-05-07). The Meiji Restoration: Japan as a Global Nation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-80047-1.
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  • Hoshi, Ryoichi (1995). Ouetsu Reppan Domei: Higashi Nihon seifu juritsu no yume (Japanese). Chuo Koronsha. ISBN 4-12-101235-6.
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