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*''Japanese'': 福岡藩 ''(Fukuoka han)''
*''Japanese'': 福岡藩 ''(Fukuoka han)''
*''Other Names'': 黒田藩 ''(Kuroda han)''
*''Other Names'': 黒田藩 ''(Kuroda han)''
*''Territory: portions of [[Chikuzen province]]''
*''Territory: [[Chikuzen province]]''
*''Castle: [[Fukuoka castle]]''
*''Castle: [[Fukuoka castle]]''
*''[[Kokudaka]]: 520,000''
*''[[Kokudaka]]: 520,000''
*''Lords: [[Kuroda clan]]''
*''Lords: [[Kuroda clan]]''
Fukuoka han was an [[Edo period]] [[han|domain]] ruled by the [[Kuroda clan]] from [[Fukuoka castle]]. With a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 520,000 ''[[koku]]'', it was among the wealthiest domains in the realm. The Kuroda were among only about ten or so ''daimyô'' clans to claim ''[[kunimochi|honkunimochi]]'' status, a level of prestige equivalent to those who controlled an entire [[provinces|province]].
Fukuoka han was an [[Edo period]] [[han|domain]] ruled by the [[Kuroda clan]] from [[Fukuoka castle]]. With a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 520,000 ''[[koku]]'', it was among the wealthiest domains in the realm. Controlling essentially the entirety of [[Chikuzen province]],<ref>With the exception of small branch domains such as Akizuki and Tôrenji, and a small number of villages which were [[tenryo|directly controlled by the shogunate]].</ref> the Kuroda were among only about ten or so ''daimyô'' clans to claim ''[[kunimochi|honkunimochi]]'' status, a level of prestige restricted to those who controlled an entire [[provinces|province]].
The Kuroda first built [[Fukuoka castle]] after [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] was granted the domain by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] following the [[battle of Sekigahara]]. This marked the beginning of the [[jokamachi|castle-town]] of [[Fukuoka]], which then grew up around the castle, eventually merging with nearby [[Hakata]] to become one of the largest cities and most major ports on [[Kyushu]].
The Kuroda first built [[Fukuoka castle]] after [[Kuroda Nagamasa]] was granted the domain by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] following the [[battle of Sekigahara]]. This marked the beginning of the [[jokamachi|castle-town]] of [[Fukuoka]], which then grew up around the castle, eventually merging with nearby [[Hakata]] to become one of the largest cities and most major ports on [[Kyushu]]. Many samurai already resident in Chikuzen refused to swear fealty to the Kuroda, who were not traditionally/historically lords of that area, and so instead of becoming formal retainers based in the castle town, these samurai relocated to the countryside, maintaining some degree of elite status, and becoming one variety of ''[[goshi|gôshi]]''.
Branches of the Kuroda clan controlled nearby [[Akizuki han]] and, for a brief time from [[1688]] to [[1721]], [[Torenji han|Tôrenji han]].
Branches of the Kuroda clan controlled nearby [[Akizuki han]] and, for a brief time from [[1688]] to [[1721]], [[Torenji han|Tôrenji han]].
Beginning in [[1641]], Fukuoka was assigned, along with [[Saga han]] and a few other domains, to contribute to the defenses of [[Nagasaki]] harbor. As a result of this obligation of military service, Fukuoka's ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' obligations were lessened.
Beginning in [[1641]], Fukuoka was assigned, along with [[Saga han]], to contribute to the defenses of [[Nagasaki]] harbor. As a result of this obligation of military service, the ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' obligations of these two domains were lessened.
==Lords of Fukuoka han==
==Lords of Fukuoka han==