Hikone Domain

The nihongo|Hikone Domain|彦根藩|Hikone Han was a feudal domain of Japan during the Edo period. It was established in 1600 with Ii Naomasa as the first daimyo. All fifteen daimyo were from the Ii clan.

A large fudai domain, Hikone was initially rated at 180,000 "koku". The rating reached a peak of 300,000 (with the status of a 350,000 "koku" domain), and in 1871, when the domain was abolished, it was 200,000 "koku".

The domain initially had its headquarters at Sawayama, the castle that had been occupied by Ishida Mitsunari prior to the Battle of Sekigahara. Construction of the new castle at Hikone began in 1603.

List of Daimyo

*Ii clan, 1600-1871 (Fudai; 180,000->150,000->200,000->250,000->300,000->200,000 koku)

#Naomasa
#Naokatsu
#Naotaka
#Naozumi (Served as Tairō)
#Naooki (Served as Tairō)
#Naomichi
#Naotsune
#Naoharu (later changed name to Naomori; served as Tairō)
#Naonobu
#Naosada
#Naoyoshi
#Naosada (2nd time)
#Naohide (Served as Tairō)
#Naonaka
#Naoaki
#Naosuke (Served as Tairō)
#Naonori

ource

This article incorporates material from the article 彦根藩 ("Hikone Han"), retrieved from the Japanese Wikipedia on September 13, 2007.

Further reading

*Bolitho, Harold (1974). "Treasures among men; the fudai daimyo in Tokugawa Japan". New Haven: Yale University Press.