Uwajima ''han'' was a small [[han|domain]] located in [[Iyo province]] on the island of [[Shikoku]]. It was ruled from [[Uwajima castle]] by a branch family of the [[Date clan]] which ruled [[Sendai han]] in [[Mutsu province]] (in the [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]] region). Its rulers enjoyed honorary ''[[kuni-mochi]]'' ("province-holder") status despite the domain's small size.
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Uwajima ''han'' was a small [[han|domain]] located in [[Iyo province]] on the island of [[Shikoku]]. It was ruled from [[Uwajima castle]] by a branch family of the [[Date clan]] which ruled [[Sendai han]] in [[Mutsu province]] (in the [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]] region). Its rulers enjoyed honorary ''[[kuni-mochi]]'' ("province-holder") status, also known as ''junkunimochi'', despite the domain's small size.
===Daimyô of Uwajima===
===Daimyô of Uwajima===
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==References==
==References==
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*[[Luke Roberts|Roberts, Luke]]. ''Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan''. University of Hawaii Press, 2012. p48.
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*[[Luke Roberts|Roberts, Luke]]. ''Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan''. University of Hawaii Press, 2012. pp48, 114.