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− | *''Japanese'': 小浜藩 (''Obama han'')
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| *''Territory: [[Wakasa province]]'' | | *''Territory: [[Wakasa province]]'' |
| + | *''Castle: [[Obama castle]]'' |
| *''Lords: [[Kyogoku clan|Kyôgoku clan]], [[Sakai clan]]'' | | *''Lords: [[Kyogoku clan|Kyôgoku clan]], [[Sakai clan]]'' |
| *''[[Kokudaka]]: 85,000-123,500'' | | *''[[Kokudaka]]: 85,000-123,500'' |
| + | *''Japanese'': 小浜藩 (''Obama han'') |
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| + | 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. |
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− | 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. |
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| ==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. |
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| 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. |
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| #[[Sakai Tadataka]] | | #[[Sakai Tadataka]] |
| #[[Sakai Tadasono]] | | #[[Sakai Tadasono]] |
− | #[[Sakai Tadashige]] | + | #[[Sakai Tadashige (Obama)|Sakai Tadashige]] |
| #[[Sakai Tadaakira]] | | #[[Sakai Tadaakira]] |
| #[[Sakai Tadamochi]] | | #[[Sakai Tadamochi]] |
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| ==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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| [[Category:Han]] | | [[Category:Han]] |