Nagato Fuchû han, often abbreviated to Chôfu han,<ref>The ''Chô'' of Chôfu being the same as the ''Naga'' of Nagato.</ref> was a branch domain of [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]]. Ruled by a branch of the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]], the domain was based in the city of [[Shimonoseki]], and had a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 50,000 ''[[koku]]''. The lords of Chôfu were "castle-holder" (''shiro-nushi'' or ''shiro-mochi'') ''daimyô'', and were assigned to the Yanagi-no-ma in [[Edo castle]]. | Nagato Fuchû han, often abbreviated to Chôfu han,<ref>The ''Chô'' of Chôfu being the same as the ''Naga'' of Nagato.</ref> was a branch domain of [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]]. Ruled by a branch of the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]], the domain was based in the city of [[Shimonoseki]], and had a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 50,000 ''[[koku]]''. The lords of Chôfu were "castle-holder" (''shiro-nushi'' or ''shiro-mochi'') ''daimyô'', and were assigned to the Yanagi-no-ma in [[Edo castle]]. |