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Sōma Nakamura Domain
The was a minor Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan based in southern Mutsu Province in what is now part of the Hamadōri region of modern-day Fukushima Prefecture. It was ruled for the entirety of its history by the Sōma clan. It was centered at Sōma Nakamura Castle in what is now part of the city of Sōma, Fukushima, Sōma. The domain was also known as or . History During early Kamakura period, the Sōma clan served as retainers of Minamoto no Yoritomo and were awarded lands in southern Mutsu Province for their role in the conquest of Hiraizumi in 1189. Thus, along with the Nanbu clan and Shimazu clan, they had the distinction of being one of the few clans which held onto their territories for over 700 years, from the Kamakura period through the Meiji Restoration. During the late Sengoku period, the Sōma were allied with the powerful Satake clan based at Mito, Ibaraki, Mito and fought many battles against the Date clan to the north. ...
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Han System
(, "domain") is a Japanese historical term for the Estate (land), estate of a daimyo in the Edo period (1603–1868) and early Meiji (era), Meiji period (1868–1912).Louis Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Han"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 283. or (daimyo domain) served as a system of ''de facto'' administrative divisions of Japan alongside the ''de jure'' Provinces of Japan, provinces until they were abolished in the 1870s. History Pre-Edo period The concept of originated as the personal Estate (land), estates of prominent warriors after the rise of the Kamakura Shogunate in 1185, which also saw the rise of feudalism and the samurai noble warrior class in Japan. This situation existed for 400 years during the Kamakura Shogunate (1185–1333), the brief Kenmu Restoration (1333–1336), and the Ashikaga Shogunate (1336–1573). became increasingly important as ''de facto'' administrative divisions as subsequent Shoguns stripped the Imperial Provinces of Japan, pr ...
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