Difference between revisions of "Chofu han"
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Nagato Fuchû han, often abbreviated to Chôfu han,<ref>The ''Chô'' of Chôfu being the same as the ''Naga'' of Nagato.</ref> was a branch domain of [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]]. Ruled by a branch of the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]], the domain was based in the city of [[Shimonoseki]], and had a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 50,000 ''[[koku]]''. The lords of Chôfu were "castle-holder" (''shiro-nushi'' or ''shiro-mochi'') ''daimyô'', and were assigned to the Yanagi-no-ma in [[Edo castle]]. | Nagato Fuchû han, often abbreviated to Chôfu han,<ref>The ''Chô'' of Chôfu being the same as the ''Naga'' of Nagato.</ref> was a branch domain of [[Choshu han|Chôshû han]]. Ruled by a branch of the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]], the domain was based in the city of [[Shimonoseki]], and had a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 50,000 ''[[koku]]''. The lords of Chôfu were "castle-holder" (''shiro-nushi'' or ''shiro-mochi'') ''daimyô'', and were assigned to the Yanagi-no-ma in [[Edo castle]]. | ||
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| + | The domain's ''[[daimyo yashiki|kami yashiki]]'' (upper mansion) in Edo was located in what is today Roppongi 6-chôme, adjacent to or including the area today covered by Roppongi Hills. A portion of the grounds is maintained as a park or garden today, under the name Môri Gardens.<ref>''Nihon kinsei seikatsu ehiki: Ryûkyûjin gyôretsu to Edo hen'' 日本近世生活絵引：琉球人行列と江戸編、Research Center for Nonwritten Cultural Materials, Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture, Kanagawa University 神奈川大学日本常民文化研究所非文字資料研究センター (2020), 110.; Google Maps.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mori+Garden/@35.660363,139.7301708,19z]</ref> | ||
The [[Meiji period]] ''[[Nihonga]]'' pioneer [[Kano Hogai|Kanô Hôgai]] is among the notable figures originally from Chôfu; he was born and raised the son of [[Kano Seiko|Kanô Seikô]], a court painter in the official service of the lords of Chôfu, and later succeeded his father to that position.<ref>"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%8B%A9%E9%87%8E%E8%8A%B3%E5%B4%96 Kanô Hôgai]," ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'' 朝日日本歴史人物事典, Asahi Shimbunsha.</ref> | The [[Meiji period]] ''[[Nihonga]]'' pioneer [[Kano Hogai|Kanô Hôgai]] is among the notable figures originally from Chôfu; he was born and raised the son of [[Kano Seiko|Kanô Seikô]], a court painter in the official service of the lords of Chôfu, and later succeeded his father to that position.<ref>"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%8B%A9%E9%87%8E%E8%8A%B3%E5%B4%96 Kanô Hôgai]," ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'' 朝日日本歴史人物事典, Asahi Shimbunsha.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:57, 20 August 2020
- Territory: based around Shimonoseki
- Lords: Môri clan
- Kokudaka: 50,000
- Other Names: 長門府中藩 (Nagato Fuchû han)
- Japanese: 長府藩 (Choufu han)
Nagato Fuchû han, often abbreviated to Chôfu han,[1] was a branch domain of Chôshû han. Ruled by a branch of the Môri clan, the domain was based in the city of Shimonoseki, and had a kokudaka of 50,000 koku. The lords of Chôfu were "castle-holder" (shiro-nushi or shiro-mochi) daimyô, and were assigned to the Yanagi-no-ma in Edo castle.
The domain's kami yashiki (upper mansion) in Edo was located in what is today Roppongi 6-chôme, adjacent to or including the area today covered by Roppongi Hills. A portion of the grounds is maintained as a park or garden today, under the name Môri Gardens.[2]
The Meiji period Nihonga pioneer Kanô Hôgai is among the notable figures originally from Chôfu; he was born and raised the son of Kanô Seikô, a court painter in the official service of the lords of Chôfu, and later succeeded his father to that position.[3]
References
- Yamamoto Hirofumi, Sankin kôtai, Kodansha gendai shinsho (1998), 187.
- ↑ The Chô of Chôfu being the same as the Naga of Nagato.
- ↑ Nihon kinsei seikatsu ehiki: Ryûkyûjin gyôretsu to Edo hen 日本近世生活絵引：琉球人行列と江戸編、Research Center for Nonwritten Cultural Materials, Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture, Kanagawa University 神奈川大学日本常民文化研究所非文字資料研究センター (2020), 110.; Google Maps.[1]
- ↑ "Kanô Hôgai," Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten 朝日日本歴史人物事典, Asahi Shimbunsha.
