right|thumb|Map of Japan, 1855 – The major [[Sengoku period feudal domains between 1564 and 1573.]]

right|thumb|A Japanese/Cyrillic 1789 map of Japan showing provincial borders and the castle towns of han and major shogunate castles/cities

right|thumb|Map of Japan, 1855, with [[provinces of Japan|provinces.]]

right|thumb|Map of Japan, 1871, with [[Provinces of Japan|provinces. ]]

The list of han or domains in the Tokugawa period (1603–1868) changed from time to time during the Edo period. Han were feudal domains that formed the effective basis of administration in Tokugawa-era Japan. The Han are given according to their domain seat/castle town by modern region (-chihō, roughly comparable to ancient circuits, -dō) and ancient province (kuni/-shū, roughly comparable to modern prefectures, -to/-dō/-fu/-ken). Han usually comprised territories around/near the capital, but were beyond that in many cases disconnected and distributed over several provinces.

The han system was abolished by the Meiji government in 1871 when all remaining -han were transformed into -ken ("prefectures"). In several waves of mergers, splits and territorial transfers – the first major consolidation followed immediately in 1871/72 – the prefectures were reorganized to encompass contiguous, compact territories, no longer resembling Edo period han, but in many cases territorially identical to provinces which had remained the most important primary geographical subdivision even during feudal times.

Hokkaidō

  • Matsumae (1590-1871) – Located around modern-day Matsumae town, Matsumae District; held by the Matsumae clan. Only domain in Ezo. Renamed to Tate after the restoration when the domain seat was moved from Matsumae/Fukuyama castle (in present-day Matsumae town) which had been destroyed in the Boshin war to Tate castle (in present-day Asabu town), became Tate-ken ("Tate prefecture") in 1871 and was merged into Aomori-ken ("Aomori Prefecture") the same year, finally in 1872, transferred to the settlement/development agency (kaitakushi), the precursor to Hokkaidō ("Hokkai circuit/territory/from 1946: prefecture").

Tōhoku

Mutsu Province (Present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures)

  • Hirosaki (1590-1871) – Located in modern-day Aomori Prefecture
  • Kuroishi (1809-1871) – Based in modern-day Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture; controlled by the Hoshina (Matsudaira) family.
  • Ichinoseki (1681-1871) – Branch of Sendai han, based in modern-day Ichinoseki, Iwate; held by the Tamura clan, a branch family of the Date clan
  • Iwakitaira (1602-1871) – Based in modern-day Iwaki, Fukushima. Held by the Torii family briefly from 1606–1622, held by the Andō clan from mid-18th century to 1868.
  • Miharu (de facto: 1504-1590,1627-1971/de jure: 1627-1871) – Held by the Kato, Matsushita, and Akita families.
  • Moriyama (1700-1871) – Held by the Mito-Matsudaira clan, a branch of the Tokugawa。
  • Sendai (1600-1868) – Based in modern-day Sendai, Miyagi; held by the Date clan.
  • Mizusawa Domain (dates unknown) – subdomain
  • Shimotedo (1806-1868) – Based in modern-day Tsukidate town, Date District, Fukushima. Held by the Tachibana clan.
  • Yunagaya (1670-1871)
  • Izumi (1634-1871)
  • Fukushima (1679-1868)
  • Shichinohe (1819-1871)
  • Yanagawa Domain (Mutsu) (1683-1821)
  • Sōma Nakamura (1625-1871)
  • Tanagura (1603-1866)
  • Shirakawa (1627-1866)

Dewa Province (Present-day Yamagata and Akita Prefectures)

  • Kubota (1602-1871)
  • Kurokawa (1724-1871)
  • Iiyama (1603-1871)
  • Yamura (1709-1724)

Etchū Province (Present-day Toyama Prefecture)

  • Toyama (1639-1871)

Kaga Province (Present-day Southern Ishikawa Prefecture)

  • Daishōji (1639-1871)
  • Kaga (1583-1871) – Also known as the Kanazawa Domain.

Echizen Province (Present-day Northern Fukui Prefecture)

  • Fukui (1601-1871)
  • Maruoka (1613-1871)
  • Takahama (1600-1608)

Tōkai

Suruga Province (Present-day Central Shizuoka Prefecture around Shizuoka City)

  • Numazu (1601-1871)
  • Ōjima (1689-1868)
  • Hikoneshinden (1714-1734)
  • Yamakami (1698-1871)
  • Mikami (1690-1871)
  • Nisshōji (1620-1871)
  • Minakuchi (1712-1871)
  • Zeze (1601-1871)

Yamashiro Province (Present-day Southern Kyoto Prefecture)

  • Yodo (1623-1871)

Yamato Province (Present-day Nara Prefecture)

  • Yagyū (1636-1869)
  • Kōriyama (1615-1871)
  • Koizumi (1600-1871)
  • Gose (1620-1629)
  • Yanagimoto (1615-1871)
  • Kaiju-Shibamura (1615-1871)
  • Uda-Matsuyama (1600-1695)
  • Kujira (1863-1871)
  • Tatsuta (1601-1655)
  • Takatori (1640-1871)
  • Tawaramoto (1583-1871)
  • Yamato-Shinjo (1600–1863)

Kii Province (Present-day Wakayama and Southern Mie Prefecture)

  • Kishū (1600-1871)
  • Tosa-Shinden (1780-1871)

Kyūshū

Chikuzen Province (Present-day Northwestern Fukuoka Prefecture)

  • Fukuoka (1600-1868)

Notes

right|thumb|Map of [[Japan, 1789 -- the Han system affected cartography ]]

References

  • Bolitho, Harold. (1974). Treasures Among Men: The Fudai Daimyo in Tokugawa Japan. New Haven: Yale University Press. ; OCLC 185685588
  • "Edo 300 Han HTML" (ret. 5 Feb. 2008)

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