| Hamada han was an [[Edo period]] [[han|feudal domain]] based at [[Hamada castle]] in [[Iwami province]] (today, [[Shimane prefecture]]). | | Hamada han was an [[Edo period]] [[han|feudal domain]] based at [[Hamada castle]] in [[Iwami province]] (today, [[Shimane prefecture]]). |
− | The domain was first established in [[1619]], by [[Furuta Shigeharu]], who was given that territory as his own, with a ''kokudaka'' of 57,000. The domain passed through the hands of the Matsudaira (Matsui) clan at 60,000 ''koku'', the Honda clan at 50,000, and the Matsudaira (Matsui) again at 50,400 before coming to be ruled from [[1836]] onwards by the Matsudaira (Echi) clan, at 61,000 ''koku''. In [[1867]], the Matsudaira were relocated to Tsuruta in [[Mimasaka province]] (today, [[Okayama prefecture]]), and so the domain was abolished even before the [[Meiji Restoration]]. | + | The domain was first established in [[1619]], by [[Furuta Shigeharu]], who was given that territory as his own, with a ''kokudaka'' of 57,000. The domain passed through the hands of the Matsudaira (Matsui) clan at 60,000 ''koku'' beginning in [[1649]], the Honda clan at 50,000 beginning in [[1759]], and the Matsudaira (Matsui) again at 50,400 (from [[1769]]) before coming to be ruled from [[1836]] onwards by the Ochi Matsudaira clan, at 61,000 ''koku''. In [[1867]], the Matsudaira were relocated to Tsuruta in [[Mimasaka province]] (today, [[Okayama prefecture]]), and so the domain was abolished even before the [[Meiji Restoration]]. |
| Hamada was one of six domains to regularly supply riverboats to the [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]], along with five domains from the [[Inland Sea]] region and Kyushu. | | Hamada was one of six domains to regularly supply riverboats to the [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]], along with five domains from the [[Inland Sea]] region and Kyushu. |