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In the [[Edo period]], [[Mito han]] maintained a mansion in [[Kyoto]] on the north side of Shimo-Chôjamachi-dôri, just west of Karasuma-dôri. Most ''[[han]]'' maintained [[daimyo yashiki|mansions]] in [[Kyoto]] during the [[Edo period]], as well as in [[Edo]]. Among other roles and purposes, the mansion served as an outpost for the domain's political and commercial activities in the [[Kamigata]] (Kyoto-[[Osaka]]) region.

In the [[Edo period]], [[Mito han]] maintained a mansion in [[Kyoto]] on the north side of Shimo-Chôjamachi-dôri, just west of Karasuma-dôri. Most ''[[han]]'' maintained [[daimyo yashiki|mansions]] in [[Kyoto]] during the [[Edo period]], as well as in [[Edo]]. Among other roles and purposes, the mansion served as an outpost for the domain's political and commercial activities in the [[Kamigata]] (Kyoto-[[Osaka]]) region.

The Mito han mansion appears in this located in a 1686 map. At the time when the mansion was dismantled, in the [[Meiji period]], it took up 1302 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'', or roughly 4300 square meters. Mito han was one of the [[Gosanke]] (Three Branch [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] Houses), with the first lord being [[Tokugawa Yorifusa|Yorifusa]], son of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. The domain was ranked at 330,000 ''[[koku]]''. The second lord of Mito, [[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]], began the ''[[Dai-Nihonshi]]'' ("History of Great Japan"), which continued to be worked on into the [[Meiji period]]. In order to gather the materials to compile such a history, many officials were sent to Kyoto, and this mansion became the centre of their activities. The copying of texts they borrowed also took place here. In the Bakumatsu period, the han became divided between those loyal to the shogunate, and those of the ''[[sonno|sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' ("revere the emperor, expel the barbarians") faction, and had a considerable impact upon the ''[[shishi]]'' (loyal patriots; anti-shogunate rebels) of the various provinces.

The Mito han mansion appears in this located in a 1686 map. At the time when the mansion was dismantled, in the [[Meiji period]], it took up 1302 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'', or roughly 4300 square meters. Mito han was one of the [[Gosanke]] (Three Branch [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] Houses), with the first lord being [[Tokugawa Yorifusa|Yorifusa]], son of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. The domain was ranked at 330,000 ''[[koku]]''. The second lord of Mito, [[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]], began the ''[[Dai-Nihonshi]]'' ("History of Great Japan"), which continued to be worked on into the Meiji period. In order to gather the materials to compile such a history, many officials were sent to Kyoto, and this mansion became the centre of their activities. The copying of texts they borrowed also took place here. In the Bakumatsu period, the han became divided between those loyal to the shogunate, and those of the ''[[sonno|sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' ("revere the emperor, expel the barbarians") faction, and had a considerable impact upon the ''[[shishi]]'' (loyal patriots; anti-shogunate rebels) of the various provinces.

A stone marker stands today on the former site of the mansion.

A stone marker stands today on the former site of the mansion.