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*''[[Kokudaka]]: 100,000 (before [[1808]]), 200,000 (after)''

*''[[Kokudaka]]: 100,000 (before [[1808]]), 200,000 (after)''

Morioka ''han'' was one of roughly ten smaller ''[[han]]'' located in [[Mutsu province]] in the [[Edo period]] alongside the larger, more prominent [[Sendai han]]. It was ruled from [[Morioka castle]] by the ''tozama daimyô'' of the [[Nanbu clan]].

Morioka ''han'' was one of roughly ten smaller ''[[han]]'' located in [[Mutsu province]] in the [[Edo period]] alongside the larger, more prominent [[Sendai han]]. It was ruled from [[Morioka castle]] by the ''tozama daimyô'' of the [[Nanbu clan]]. The domain's ''[[daimyo yashiki|kami-yashiki]]'' (upper mansion) in [[Edo]] was located near [[Saiwai-bashi]], neighboring the [[Satsuma Edo mansion|Sakurada mansion]] of [[Satsuma han]].<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), 121.</ref>

The first lord of Morioka was [[Nanbu Toshinao]], who supported the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] in the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and in the [[Osaka Winter Campaign]]. He had also led campaigns back home to suppress ''[[ikki]]'' uprisings, thus securing the territory for the Nanbu; in recognition of his loyal service, he was confirmed in these lands by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], with a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 100,000 ''[[koku]]''. When his son, [[Nanbu Shigenao]], died without having chosen an heir, however, the shogunate divided the territory, reducing Morioka to 80,000 ''koku'' and creating [[Hachinohe han]] with 20,000 ''koku''.

The first lord of Morioka was [[Nanbu Toshinao]], who supported the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] in the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] and in the [[Osaka Winter Campaign]]. He had also led campaigns back home to suppress ''[[ikki]]'' uprisings, thus securing the territory for the Nanbu; in recognition of his loyal service, he was confirmed in these lands by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], with a ''[[kokudaka]]'' of 100,000 ''[[koku]]''. When his son, [[Nanbu Shigenao]], died without having chosen an heir, however, the shogunate divided the territory, reducing Morioka to 80,000 ''koku'' and creating [[Hachinohe han]] with 20,000 ''koku''.

The domain is known to have suffered from economic difficulties in the early-mid-18th century, leading to a [[1742]] prohibition on residents from other domains<ref>The term used in the formal documents is ''kuni''.</ref> settling within the territory Morioka ''han''. This was done in order to prevent the domain's limited resources from being divided even more thinly, across more people; however, the economic difficulties were such that the domain instead saw a considerable exodus of its own people, as they sought better fortunes elsewhere. The affair damaged popular support for the domain's leaders, as some argued that the domain's government should make Morioka a place others want to come to, not a place that people want to leave.

The domain is known to have suffered from economic difficulties in the early-mid-18th century, leading to a [[1742]] prohibition on residents from other domains<ref>The term used in the formal documents is ''kuni''.</ref> settling within the territory Morioka ''han''. This was done in order to prevent the domain's limited resources from being divided even more thinly, across more people; however, the economic difficulties were such that the domain instead saw a considerable exodus of its own people, as they sought better fortunes elsewhere. The affair damaged popular support for the domain's leaders, as some argued that the domain's government should make Morioka a place others want to come to, not a place that people want to leave.

The clan became embroiled in a succession scandal, known as the [[Sôma Daisaku Incident]], in the 1820s. The 11th lord of Morioka, [[Nanbu Toshimochi]], died at age 14, and was secretly replaced with another young man, who assumed Toshimochi's identity as the 11th lord of the clan. He died quite soon afterward, however, at age 9, and so [[Nanbu Toshitada]] succeeded him as the 12th lord of Morioka. The domain administration failed under Toshitada, and he was forced to retire. However, even with his son, [[Nanbu Toshiyoshi]], having officially succeeded him as ''daimyô'', Toshitada continued to wield significant influence despite his nominal retirement. It is said that his retirement a year and three months later, in favor of his younger brother [[Nanbu Toshihisa]], was at his father's suggestion.

The clan became embroiled in a succession scandal, known as the [[Sôma Daisaku Incident]], in the 1820s. The 11th lord of Morioka, [[Nanbu Toshimochi]], died at age 14, and was secretly replaced with another young man, who assumed Toshimochi's identity as the 11th lord of the clan. He died quite soon afterward, however, at age 9, and so [[Nanbu Toshitada]] succeeded him as the 12th lord of Morioka. The domain administration failed under Toshitada, and he was forced to retire. However, even with his son, [[Nanbu Toshiyoshi]], having officially succeeded him as ''daimyô'', Toshitada continued to wield significant influence despite his nominal retirement. It is said that his retirement a year and three months later, in favor of his younger brother [[Nanbu Toshihisa]], was at his father's suggestion. In [[1854]], a disturbance within the domain led to Toshitada being sentenced to house arrest by the shogunate, which also ordered Toshiyoshi to refrain from involvement in politics; a number of lower-ranking domain officials or retainers were also punished.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 560.</ref>

Under Toshihisa, the clan joined the [[Oetsu Reppan Domei|Ôetsu Reppan Dômei]] and fought in support of the shogunate in the [[Boshin War]] of [[1868]], in which the shogunate and its supporters were ultimately defeated by the supporters of a new regime under [[Emperor Meiji]].

Under Toshihisa, the clan joined the [[Oetsu Reppan Domei|Ôetsu Reppan Dômei]] and fought in support of the shogunate in the [[Boshin War]] of [[1868]], in which the shogunate and its supporters were ultimately defeated by the supporters of a new regime under [[Emperor Meiji]].