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*''Territory: [[Wakasa province]]''

*''Territory: [[Wakasa province]]''

*''Lords: [[Kyogoku clan|Kyôgoku clan]], [[Sakai clan]]''

*''Lords: [[Kyogoku clan|Kyôgoku clan]], [[Sakai clan]]''

*''[[Kokudaka]]: 85,000-123,500''

*''[[Kokudaka]]: 85,000-123,500''

Obama han was based at [[Obama castle]] in [[Wakasa Province]] (today [[Fukui Prefecture]]). It was governed by the [[Kyogoku clan|Kyôgoku clan]] at the beginning of the [[Edo Period]], and by the [[Sakai clan]] from [[1634]] on.

The domain's capital of [[Obama]] was a prosperous port city throughout much of the 15th-17th centuries, though it gradually became a quiet provincial castle town later in the [[Edo period]]. Still, it was an important link in the domestic sea routes between [[Ezo]] and the [[Sea of Japan]] coast, and played a significant role in the economic development of the early Edo period.

==History==

==History==

In the [[Sengoku period]], Obama was controlled by a succession of lords, including [[Niwa Nagashige]], [[Asano Nagamasa]], and [[Kinoshita Katsutoshi]]. As Kinoshita fought against [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the decisive [[battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600, he was deprived of the territory, and entered retirement as a poet. Obama was given to [[Kyogoku Takatsugu|Kyôgoku Takatsugu]] with an income of 85,000 ''[[koku]]''. Kyôgoku had previously held [[Otsu castle|Ôtsu castle]], which [[Siege of Otsu|fell]] to [[Tachibana Muneshige]] as the battle of Sekigahara was being fought; his enfeoffment in Obama came as a reward for his role in preventing Tachibana from contributing to the enemy efforts at Sekigahara. He gained another 7,000 ''koku'' the following year, making Obama worth 92,000 in total.

In the [[Sengoku period]], Obama was controlled by a succession of lords, including members of the [[Takeda clan]], followed by [[Niwa Nagashige]], [[Asano Nagamasa]], [[Kinoshita Katsutoshi]] and others. As Kinoshita fought against [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at the decisive [[battle of Sekigahara]] in 1600, he was deprived of the territory, and entered retirement as a poet. Obama was given to [[Kyogoku Takatsugu|Kyôgoku Takatsugu]] with an income of 85,000 ''[[koku]]''. Kyôgoku had previously held [[Otsu castle|Ôtsu castle]], which [[Siege of Otsu|fell]] to [[Tachibana Muneshige]] as the battle of Sekigahara was being fought; his enfeoffment in Obama came as a reward for his role in preventing Tachibana from contributing to the enemy efforts at Sekigahara. He gained another 7,000 ''koku'' the following year, making Obama worth 92,000 in total.

Takatsugu died in 1609, and was succeeded by his son [[Kyogoku Tadataka|Kyôgoku Tadataka]]. Tadataka, along with his mother [[Ohatsu]], had played an important role in negotiations and communications between the rival [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] and [[Toyotomi clan]]s up until the power of the Toyotomi was eliminated in the 1615 [[Osaka Campaign]]. For his service to the shogunate in this respect, he was given [[Matsue han]] in [[Izumo Province]], worth 235,000 ''koku'', in 1634.

Takatsugu died in 1609, and was succeeded by his son [[Kyogoku Tadataka|Kyôgoku Tadataka]]. Tadataka, along with his mother [[Ohatsu]], had played an important role in negotiations and communications between the rival [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] and [[Toyotomi clan]]s up until the power of the Toyotomi was eliminated in the 1615 [[Osaka Campaign]]. For his service to the shogunate in this respect, he was given [[Matsue han]] in [[Izumo province]], worth 235,000 ''koku'', in 1634.

[[Sakai Tadakatsu]], formerly of [[Kawagoe han]] in [[Musashi Province]], then became lord of Obama, with an income of 113,500 ''koku''. He gained another 10,000 two years later from a territory in [[Shimotsuke Province]]. Sakai was one of the shogunate's top officials, serving on the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' council, and later as its head, or [[Tairo|Tairô]]. He was succeeded in the domain by his fourth son, [[Sakai Tadanao]]. Tadanao distributed out parts of his income to his family to create new domains. The 10,000 ''koku'' domain of [[Katsuyama han|Katsuyama]] in [[Awa Province]] was thus established by his nephew in 1668, and the 10,000 ''koku'' domain of [[Tsuruga han|Tsuruga]] in [[Echizen Province]] was created in 1682 by his son. After another 3000 ''koku'' was given to Tadanao's fifth son [[Sakai Tadane]], the domain was reduced to 103,500 ''koku''.

[[Sakai Tadakatsu]], formerly of [[Kawagoe han]] in [[Musashi province]], then became lord of Obama, with an income of 113,500 ''koku''. He gained another 10,000 two years later from a territory in [[Shimotsuke province]]. Sakai was one of the shogunate's top officials, serving on the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' council, and later as its head, or [[Tairo|Tairô]]. He was succeeded in the domain by his fourth son, [[Sakai Tadanao]]. Tadanao distributed out parts of his income to his family to create new domains. The 10,000 ''koku'' domain of [[Katsuyama han|Katsuyama]] in [[Awa province]] was thus established by his nephew in 1668, and the 10,000 ''koku'' domain of [[Tsuruga han|Tsuruga]] in [[Echizen province]] was created in 1682 by his son. After another 3000 ''koku'' was given to Tadanao's fifth son [[Sakai Tadane]], the domain was reduced to 103,500 ''koku''.

Tadakatsu had done a lot to establish the domain's governance and to ensure its strength and stability. He implemented a taxation system, and installed town magistrates (''machi-bugyô'') and local governors. However, a flood ravaged the domain in 1735, and famine set in, as it did in many other areas at this time. The peasants sought aid from their lord, but their cries went unheeded for a long time. In 1770, there was an outright [[ikki|peasant revolt]]. Efforts were made to shore up the domain's finances and to relieve the peasant's suffering, but famine struck again several decades later in 1836.

Tadakatsu had done a lot to establish the domain's governance and to ensure its strength and stability. He implemented a taxation system, and installed town magistrates (''machi-bugyô'') and local governors. However, a flood ravaged the domain in 1735, and famine set in, as it did in many other areas at this time. The peasants sought aid from their lord, but their cries went unheeded for a long time. In 1770, there was an outright [[ikki|peasant revolt]]. Efforts were made to shore up the domain's finances and to relieve the peasant's suffering, but famine struck again several decades later in 1836.

#[[Sakai Tadataka]]

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#[[Sakai Tadasono]]

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#[[Sakai Tadashige]]

#[[Sakai Tadashige (Obama)|Sakai Tadashige]]

#[[Sakai Tadaakira]]

#[[Sakai Tadaakira]]

#[[Sakai Tadamochi]]

#[[Sakai Tadamochi]]

==References==

==References==

''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''

*[[Isao Soranaka]]. "Obama: The Rise and Decline of a Seaport." ''Monumenta Nipponica'' 52:1 (Spring 1997). pp85-102.

 

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