Kōfu Domain (甲府藩, Kōfu-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The domain was centered at Kōfu Castle what is now the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi.[1]
| Kōfu Domain 甲府藩 | |
|---|---|
| Domain of Japan | |
| 1603–1871 | |
.jpg) Kōfu Castle | |
 Mon of the Tokugawa clan | |
| Capital | Kōfu Castle |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 35°39′55″N 138°34′17″E / 35.66528°N 138.57139°E |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1603 |
| 1871 | |
| Contained within | |
| • Province | Kai Province |
| Today part of | Yamanashi Prefecture |
History
During the Sengoku period, Kai Province was unified by the Takeda clan, with Takeda Shingen[2] moving the capital to Kōfu and constructing Tsutsujigasaki Castle[3]. Under Shingen and his successor Takeda Katsuyori, the Takeda expanded their territory into Shinano and Suruga, developing Kōfu into a significant castle town. However, the clan's defeat at the Battle of Nagashino[4] led to their downfall in 1582. After a brief period under Oda Nobunaga[5]'s vassal, the province came under Tokugawa control. The Kōfu Domain was formally established in 1651 under Tokugawa Yoshinao and saw governance by the Tokugawa clan until 1724, when it became a direct shogunate territory to strengthen shogunate finances. The domain played a key role during the Meiji Restoration[6], transitioning to Kai Prefecture[7] in 1868.
List of daimyō
# Name Tenure Courtesy title Court Rank kokudaka 
Tokugawa clan, 1603 - 1704 (shinpan) [1]1 Tokugawa Yoshinao (徳川義直) 1603 – 1607 Uhōe-no-kami (右兵衛督) Junior 4th Rank Lower Grade (従四位下) 250,000 koku 2 Tokugawa Tadanaga (徳川忠長) 1618 – 1624 Gon-Chūnagon (権中納言) Junior 3rd Rank Lower Grade (従三位) 238,000 koku 3 Tokugawa Tsunashige (徳川綱重) 1661 – 1678 Sangi (参議) Junior 3rd Rank Lower Grade (従三位) 250,000->350,000 koku 4 Tokugawa Tsunatoyo| (徳川綱豊) 1678 – 1704 Gon-Chūnagon (権中納言) Junior 3rd Rank Lower Grade (従三位) 350,000 koku 
Yanagisawa clan, 1704-1724 (fudai)[8]1 Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu (柳沢吉保)[8] 1704 – 1709 Mino-no-kami (美濃守); Sakonoe-shoshō (左権少将) Junior 4th Rank Lower Grade (従四位下) 150,000 koku 2 Yanagisawa Yoshisato (柳沢吉里)[8] 1709 – 1724 Kai-no-kami(甲斐守)
Jijū (侍従)Junior 3rd Rank Lower Grade (従三位) 150,000 koku Tokugawa clan, 1724 - 1871 (tenryō) [1]
See also
References
- Papinot, E (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.