Ueda Domain

{{Infobox former subdivision |_noautocat = |native_name =上田藩 |conventional_long_name = Ueda Domain |common_name = Ueda Domain |subdivision = Han |nation = |status_text = under Tokugawa shogunate Japan |government_type = Daimyō  |capital = Ueda Castle |coordinates = {{coord|36.40413|N|138.24427|E|source:placeopedia|display=inline, title}} |political_subdiv =  |today = part of Nagano Prefecture   |year_start = 1600 |year_end = 1871 |event_start = |date_start = |event_end =  |date_end =  |event1 = |date_event1 = |event2 = |date_event2 = |event3 = |date_event3 = |event4 = |date_event4 = |event5 = |date_event5 = |life_span = |era = Edo period |event_pre =  |date_pre = |event_post =  |date_post =  |image_flag =  |image_border =  |flag_type =  |flag =  |image_coat = |symbol_type = |symbol =  |image_map = |image_map_caption =  |stat_year1 =  |stat_area1 =  |stat_pop1 =  |footnotes =  }} thumb|right|Ueda Castle, administrative centre of Ueda Domain {{nihongo|'''Ueda Domain'''|上田藩|Ueda-han}} was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Ueda Castle, located in what is now part of the city of Ueda in Nagano Prefecture.<ref name="explorer">[http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/province.html?name=Shinano "Shinano Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com]; retrieved 2013-6-25.</ref>

==History== The Sanada clan had ruled Chiisagata District in Shinano Province during the Sengoku period under the Takeda clan and subsequently most of northern Shinano and Kōzuke Province as retainers of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Ueda Castle was the site of two battles between the Sanada and the Tokugawa clan, notably the Siege of Ueda in 1600 when Sanada Masayuki with a force of 2000 men held off Tokugawa Hidetada's invading force of 38,000 men for so long that they arrived late for then Battle of Sekigahara. Following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, Sanada Nobuyuki was confirmed as ''daimyō'' with Ueda Domain, with holdings assessed at 95,000 ''koku''. However, in 1622 the clan was transferred to Matsushiro Domain.

The Sanada were replaced at Ueda by Sengoku Tadamasa, formerly of Komoro Domain, with a reduction to 60,000 ''koku''. However, Tadamasa died in 1628 before his plans to rebuild Ueda castle were realised, and his son Sengoku Tadatoshi became embroiled in a dispute over land surveys. His son, Sengoku Masaakira reduced the domain by giving 2000 ''koku'' to his younger brother before he was transferred to Izushi Domain in Tajima Province in 1706.

Ueda Domain was then given to Matsudaira Tadachika, with an assessed ''kokudaka'' of 58,000 ''koku''. Matsudaira Tadachika served in many important roles within the administration of Tokugawa Ieshige, including ''Kyoto shoshidai'' from 1717 through 1724 and ''rōjū'' in 1724, His son, Matsudaira Tadazane, gave 5000 ''koku'' to his younger brother, reducing the domain to 53,000 ''koku''. The Matsudaira clan remained in control of the domain to the Meiji restoration.

During the Boshin War, the domain sided with the imperial side, and sent forces to fight in the Battle of Hokuetsu and Battle of Aizu. In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system, Ueda Domain briefly became Ueda Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Nagano Prefecture. Under the new Meiji government, Matsudaira Tadanari, the last daimyo of Ueda Domain went to study at Rutgers University and was given the ''kazoku'' peerage title of ''shishaku'' (viscount).

==Bakumatsu period holdings== As with most domains in the han system, Ueda Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned ''kokudaka'', based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.<ref>Mass, Jeffrey P. and William B. Hauser. (1987). [https://books.google.com/books?id=Hv99D510nHcC&pg=PA150&dq= ''The Bakufu in Japanese History,'' p. 150].</ref><ref>Elison, George and Bardwell L. Smith (1987). [https://books.google.com/books?id=T2_5_W7UFXwC&pg=PA18&dq= ''Warlords, Artists, & Commoners: Japan in the Sixteenth Century,'' p. 18].</ref> *Shinano Province **5 villages in Sarashina District **106 villages in Chiisagata District

==List of daimyō== * {| class=wikitable ! #||Name || Tenure || Courtesy title || Court Rank || ''kokudaka''||Notes |- |colspan=7|25px '''Sanada clan''' (''tozama'') 1600-1622 <ref name="papinot52">Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003). [http://www.unterstein.net/Toyoashihara-no-Chiaki-Nagaioaki-no-Mitsuho-no-Kuni/NobiliaireJapon.pdf "Sanada" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 52]; retrieved 2013-6-25.</ref> |- ||1||{{nihongo|Sanada Nobuyuki|真田信之}}||1600-1622||''Izu-no-kami'' (伊豆守)|| Lower 5th (従五位下) ||95,000 ''koku''|| to Matsushiro Domain |- |colspan=7|25px '''Sengoku clan''' (''tozama'') 1622-1706 <ref name="papinot54">Papinot, (2003). [http://www.unterstein.net/Toyoashihara-no-Chiaki-Nagaioaki-no-Mitsuho-no-Kuni/NobiliaireJapon.pdf "Sengoku" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 54]; retrieved 2013-6-25.</ref> |- ||1||{{nihongo|Sengoku Tadamasa|仙石忠政}}||1622-1628||''Hyōbu-no-daifu'' (兵部大輔) || Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||60,000 ''koku''|| from Komoro Domain |- ||2||{{nihongo|Sengoku Masatoshi|仙石政俊}}||1628-1669||''Echizen-no-kami'' (越前守)|| Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||60,000 -> 58,000 ''koku''|| |- ||3||{{nihongo|Sengoku Masaakira| 仙石政明}}||1669-1706||''Echizen-no-kami'' (越前守)|| Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||58,000 ''koku''|| to Izushi Domain |- |colspan=7|25px '''Matsudaira clan (Fujii)''' (''fudai'') 1706-1871<ref>Papinot, (2003). [http://www.unterstein.net/Toyoashihara-no-Chiaki-Nagaioaki-no-Mitsuho-no-Kuni/NobiliaireJapon.pdf "Matsufaira (Fuji)" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 31]; retrieved 2013-6-25.</ref> |- ||1||{{nihongo|Matsudaira Tadachika|松平忠周}}||1706-1728||''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守); ''Jijū'' (侍従) || Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下) ||58,000 ''koku''||from Izushi Domain |- ||2||{{nihongo|Matsudaira Tadazane|松平忠愛}}||1728-1749||''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守) || Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||58,000 ''koku''|| |- ||3||{{nihongo|Matsudaira Tadayori|松平忠順}}||1749-1783||''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守) || Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||58,000 ''koku''|| |- ||4||{{nihongo|Matsudaira Tadamasa|松平忠済}}||1783-1812||''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守) || Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||58,000 ''koku''|| |- ||5||{{nihongo|Matsudaira Tadasato|松平忠学}}||1816-1830|||''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守) || Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||58,000->53,000 ''koku''|| |- ||6||{{nihongo|Matsudaira Tadakata|松平忠固}}||1830-1858|||''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守); ''Jijū'' (侍従) ||Junior 4th Rank, Lower Grade (従四位下)||53,000 ''koku''|| |- ||7||{{nihongo|Matsudaira Tadanari|松平忠礼}}||1858-1871||''Iga-no-kami'' (伊賀守)|| Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade (従五位下) ||53,000 ''koku''|| |- |}

==See also== List of Han

==References== *''The content of this article was largely derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.'' *{{cite book | last = Papinot | first = E | year = 1910 | title = Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan | publisher = Tuttle (reprint) 1972 }}

==External links== *[http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/hokuriku/ueda.html "Ueda" on "Edo 300 HTML"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309234405/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/hokuriku/ueda.html |date=2012-03-09 }} {{in lang|ja}}

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