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Japanese domain of the Edo period

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Miike Domain 三池藩 Domain of Japan 1621–1871 Mon of the Tachibana clan Location of Miike (now Ōmuta) in Fukuoka Prefecture Capital Miike jin'ya • Type Daimyō Historical era Edo period • Established 1621 • Disestablished 1871 Today part of Fukuoka Prefecture Location of Miike Jin'ya Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Miike Domain (Japan) Show map of Japan

 Tachibana Taneyuki, final  *daimyō* of Miike Domain

**Miike Domain** (三池藩, *Miike-han*) was a Japanese [domain](/source/Han_(Japan)) of the [Edo period](/source/Edo_period). It was centered around Miike *Jin'ya* in what is now the city of [Ōmuta, Fukuoka](/source/%C5%8Cmuta%2C_Fukuoka) and was ruled by the *[tozama daimyō](/source/Tozama_daimy%C5%8D)* [Tachibana clan](/source/Tachibana_clan_(samurai)) for much of its history.[1][2][3]

## History

Takahashi Naotsugu, the younger brother of [Tachibana Muneshige](/source/Tachibana_Muneshige), was awarded a 5,000 *[koku](/source/Koku)* fief in [Tsukuba District](/source/Tsukuba_District%2C_Ibaraki), [Hitachi Province](/source/Hitachi_Province) in 1614 and became a *[hatamoto](/source/Hatamoto)*. His eldest son, [Tachibana Tanetsugu](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tachibana_Tanetsugu&action=edit&redlink=1), recovered 5,000 *koku* of the clan's former territory in [Miike District](/source/Miike_District), [Chikugo Province](/source/Chikugo_Province), which put him over the threshold to become a *[daimyō](/source/Daimy%C5%8D)* in 1621. This marked the start of Miike Domain.

Coal mining began in 1738, during the era of the 4th *daimyō*, Tachibana Yasunaga. This industry evolved into the [Mitsu-Miike Coal Mine](/source/Miike_coal_mine), which remained in operation until 1997. The 6th *daimyō*, Tachibana Tanechika, served in various positions in the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate, including *Ōbangashira*, *[Sōshaban](/source/S%C5%8Dshaban)* and *[Jisha-bugyō](/source/Jisha-bugy%C5%8D)*, eventually becoming a *[Wakadoshiyori](/source/Wakadoshiyori)*. However, he belonged to the anti-[Matsudaira Sadanobu](/source/Matsudaira_Sadanobu) faction and was defeated in a political conflict, and in November 1805, he was dismissed for the charge of leaking secrets by the shogunate, and in December, he was forced to retire and was put under [house arrest](/source/House_arrest). HIs successor, Tachibana Taneyoshi, was deprived of Miike Domain in 1806, and was transferred to **Shimotedo Domain** (下手渡藩) in [Mutsu Province](/source/Mutsu_Province) in 1806 (currently part of the city of [Date, Fukushima](/source/Date%2C_Fukushima)). Although his nominal *[kokudaka](/source/Kokudaka)* remained at 10,000 *koku*, this was considered as a demotion.

In 1850, Tachibana Taneyoshi's grandson, Taneyuki, managed to trade 5000 *koku* of his holding for 5000 *koku* in former Miike Domain. In 1868, during the final years of the [Bakumatsu period](/source/Bakumatsu_period), he was appointed *Gaikoku-bugyō* and then a *[Rōjū](/source/R%C5%8Dj%C5%AB)*; however, by this time the [Boshin War](/source/Boshin_War) had started and after hearing of the defeat of the Shogunate forces at the [Battle of Toba-Fushimi](/source/Battle_of_Toba-Fushimi), he immediately resigned his positions. He pledged fealty to the [Meiji government](/source/Meiji_government) in [Edo](/source/Edo), but simultaneously sent the domain's *[karō](/source/Kar%C5%8D),* Okuyama Tsuguatsu, to pledge support for the pro-Tokugawa *[Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei](/source/%C5%8Cuetsu_Reppan_D%C5%8Dmei)*. When he was discovered that he was playing both sides, the outraged [Sendai Domain](/source/Sendai_Domain) sent 200 soldiers to burn down the Shimotedo Domain *[jin'ya](/source/Jin'ya)* and to occupy the territory. Tachibana Taneyuki was forced to move his seat to Miike, although his holdings continued to be divided between Chikugo and Mutsu. In the following year, in 1868, with the establishment of the [Meiji government](/source/Meiji_government), he was appointed imperial governor of Miike. With the [abolition of the feudal domains and establishment of prefectures](/source/Abolition_of_the_han_system) in 1871, the territory of Miike was incorporated into [Fukuoka Prefecture](/source/Fukuoka_Prefecture) through "Mizuma Prefecture".

Tachibana Taneyuki became a [viscount](/source/Viscount) under the *[kazoku](/source/Kazoku)* peerage system in 1884.

## Holdings at the end of the Edo period

As with most domains in the [han system](/source/Han_system), Miike Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned *[kokudaka](/source/Kokudaka)*, based on periodic [cadastral](/source/Cadastral) surveys and projected agricultural yields.[4][5]

- [Chikugo Province](/source/Chikugo_Province) - 5 villages in [Miike District](/source/Miike_District) - 71 villages in [Miyako District](/source/Miyako_District%2C_Fukuoka)

- [Mutsu Province](/source/Mutsu_Province) ([Iwashiro Province](/source/Iwashiro_Province)) - 7 villages in [Date District](/source/Date_District%2C_Fukushima)

## List of daimyo

**Miike Domain**

- # Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka Tachibana clan, 1620 - 1871 (Tozama daimyo) 1 Tachibana Tanetsugu (立花種継) 1620 - 1630 Shuzen-no-kami (主膳正) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 2 Tachibana Tanenaga (立花種長) 1630 - 1682 Izumi-no-kami (和泉守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 3 Tachibana Taneakira (立花種明) 1682 - 1699 Shuzen-no-kami (主膳正) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 4 Tachibana Yasunaga (立花貫長) 1699 - 1747 Izumo-no-kami (出雲守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 5 Tachibana Nagahiro (立花長煕) 1747 - 1762 Izumi-no-kami (和泉守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 6 Tachibana Tanechika (立花種周) 1762 - 1805 Izumo-no-kami (出雲守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 7 Tachibana Taneyoshi (立花種善) 1805 - 1806 Buzen-no-kami (豊前守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku

**Shimotedo Domain**

- # Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka Tachibana clan, 1832 - 1868 (Tozama daimyo) 1 Tachibana Taneyoshi (立花種善) 1806 - 1832 Buzen-no-kami (豊前守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 2 Tachibana Taneharu (立花種温) 1832 - 1849 Shuzen-no-kami (主膳正) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku 3 Tachibana Taneyuki (立花種恭) 1849 - 1868 Izumo-no-kami (出雲守) Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) 10,000 koku

**Miike Domain (restored)**

- # Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka Tachibana clan, 1868 - 1871 1 Tachibana Taneyuki (立花種恭) 1868 - 1871 Izumo-no-kami (出雲守) Junior 2nd Rank (従二位) 10,000 koku

## See also

- [List of Han](/source/List_of_Han)

- [Abolition of the han system](/source/Abolition_of_the_han_system)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nakayama_1-0)** Nakayama, Yoshiaki (2015). *江戸三百藩大全 全藩藩主変遷表付*. Kosaido Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4331802946](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4331802946).(in Japanese)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nigi_2-0)** Nigi, Kenichi (2004). *藩と城下町の事典―国別*. Tokyodo Printing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4490106510](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4490106510).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Papinot_3-0)** Papinot, E (1910). *Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan*. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Mass, Jeffrey P.](/source/Jeffrey_Mass) and William B. Hauser. (1987). [*The Bakufu in Japanese History,* p. 150](https://books.google.com/books?id=Hv99D510nHcC&pg=PA150&dq=).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). [*Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century,* p. 18](https://books.google.com/books?id=T2_5_W7UFXwC&pg=PA18&dq=).

## External links

- ["Miike" at Edo 300](http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/kyushu/miike.html) (in Japanese)

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