The was a
feudal domain in
Hida Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Gifu Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Wakasa''" in . Hida bordered on Echizen, Mino, Shinano, Etchū, and Kaga Provin ...
,
Japan
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. It was also called the Takayama Domain (高山藩 ''Takayama-han''). The area was controlled by the
Kanamori clan.
270px, Kanamori Yoritoki, final daimyo of Hida-Takayama Domain
History
Kanamori Nagachika
was a Japanese samurai who lived from the Sengoku period into the early Edo period. He was the first ruler of the Kanamori clan and served as a retainer of the Saito clan, Saito, Oda clan, Oda, Toyotomi clan, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa clan, Tokuga ...
, who was active in conquering the former
Hida Province
was a province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Gifu Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Wakasa''" in . Hida bordered on Echizen, Mino, Shinano, Etchū, and Kaga Provin ...
provincial governors such as the
Miki clan and
Aneyakoji clan, entered the province as the ruler of the province in 1586 . He began construction of
Takayama Castle in 1588, and by 1600 had completed the
Honmaru and
Ninomaru castles . 18,000 koku of land was acquired in Kamiyuchi, Mino Province (present-day Mino City, Gifu Prefecture), and Kanata, Kawachi Province (present-day Kita Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture). Kanaoka Town) was given an additional 3,000 koku and became the first lord of the Hida Takayama domain.
When Nagachika died in 1607, the head of the family and the Hida Takayama domain were inherited by his adopted son
Kanamori Kashige, and the Kamiarichi domain was succeeded by his son
Kanamori Nagamitsu, who was born in his later years . The Takayama domain government was established through land surveys during the era of the third lord, Shigeyori. In this way, the Kanamori family ruled for 6 generations for 107 years.
List of daimyo
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See also
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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 Encycloped ...
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List of Han
References
Domains of Japan
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