Akashi Domain

Akashi Castle

The Akashi Domain (明石藩 Akashi-han) was a feudal domain of Japan. It occupied Akashi District (corresponding to most of the present-day city of Akashi and western part of Kobe) and surroundings in Harima Province. Fudai and Shimpan daimyo were assigned, and frequently reassigned, to Akashi. The domain had its administrative headquarters at Akashi Castle.

Akashi was established in 1617 when Ikeda Mitsumasa was transferred from the Himeji to the Tottori Domain. Himeji was split, and one piece became the Akashi Domain.

Daimyo

Seventeen daimyo from four clans ruled Akashi:

• Ogasawara clan

1. Ogasawara Tadazane

• Matsudaira clan (Toda)

1. Matsudaira (Toda) Yasunao
2. Matsudaira (Toda) Mitsushige

• Ōkubo clan

1. Ōkubo Tadamoto

• Matsudaira clan (Fujii)

1. Matsudaira (Fujii) Tadakuni
2. Matsudaira (Fujii) Nobuyuki

• Honda clan

1. Honda Masatoshi

• Matsudaira clan (Echizen)

1. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naoakira
2. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naotsune
3. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naosumi
4. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naohiro
5. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naoyuki
6. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naochika
7. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naritsugu
8. Matsudaira (Echizen) Narikoto
9. Matsudaira (Echizen) Yoshinori
10. Matsudaira (Echizen) Naomune

Simplified genealogy (Matsudaira)

• Matsudaira Naomitsu, 3rd head of the Matsudaira (c. 1400?-1488/89?)
  • Chikatada, 4th head of the Matsudaira (c. 1431-1531)
    • Nagachika, 5th head of the Matsudaira (1473-1544)
      • Nobutada, 6th head of the Matsudaira (1490-1531)
        • Kiyoyasu, 7th head of the Matsudaira (1511-1536)
          • Hirotada, 8th head of the Matsudaira (1526-1549)
            • Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1st Tokugawa Shōgun (1543-1616; r. 1603-1605)
              • Kame-hime (1560-1625), m. Okudaira Nobumasa, 1st Lord of Kanō (1555-1615)
                • daughter, m. Ōkubo Tadatsune, 1st Lord of Kisai (1580-1611)
                  • Ōkubo Tadamoto, Lord of Akashi (1604-1670)
              • Yūki (Matsudaira) Hideyasu, 1st Lord of Fukui (1574-1607)
                • Naoyoshi, Lord of Ōno (1605-1678)
                  • I. Naoakira, 1st Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1656-1721; Lord of Akashi: 1682-1701)
                    • II. Naotsune, 2nd Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1679-1744; r. 1701-1743)
                      • III. Naosumi, 3rd Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1727-1764; r. 1743-1764)
                        • IV. Naohiro, 4th Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1749-1804; r. 1764-1784)
                          • V. Naoyuki, 5th Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1768-1786; r. 1784-1786)
                          • VI. Naochika, 6th Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1773-1828; r. 1786-1816)
                            • VII. Naritsugu, 7th Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1803-1868; r. 1816-1840)
                              • IX. Yoshinori, 9th Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1826-1897; r. 1844-1869)
                                • X. Naomune, 10th Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1849-1884; Lord: 1869; Governor: 1869-1871)
              • Tokugawa Yorinobu, 1st Lord of Kishū (1602-1671)
                • Tokugawa Mitsusada, 2nd Lord of Kishū (1627-1705)
                  • Tokugawa Yoshimune, 8th Tokugawa Shōgun (1684-1751; 5th Lord of Kishū: 1705-1716; 8th Tokugawa Shōgun: 1716-1745)
                    • Tokugawa Munetada, 1st Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1721-1765)
                      • Tokugawa Harusada, 2nd Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head (1751-1827)
                        • Tokugawa Ienari, 11th Tokugawa Shōgun (1773-1841; r. 1786-1837)
                          • VIII. Matsudaira Narikoto, 8th Lord of Akashi (3rd creation) (1825-1844; r. 1840-1844)
              • Tokugawa Yorifusa, 1st Lord of Mito (1603-1661)
                • daughter, m. Honda Masatoshi, Lord of Akashi (1641-1707)
      • Nobusada (d. 1538)
        • Kiyosada
          • Ietsugu (d. 1563)
            • Tadayoshi (1559-1582)
              • Nobuyoshi, Lord of Sasayama (1580-1620)
                • I. Tadakuni, 1st Lord of Akashi (2nd creation) (1597-1659; Lord of Akashi: 1649-1659)
                  • II. Nobuyuki, 2nd Lord of Akashi (2nd creation) (1631-1686; r. 1659-1679)
  • daughter, m. Toda Munemitsu (1439-1508)
    • Toda Norimitsu
      • Toda Masamitsu
        • Toda Yasumitsu (d. 1547)
          • Toda Yoshimitsu
            • Toda Tadashige
              • Matsudaira Yasunaga, Lord of Matsumoto (1562-1633)
                • Tadamitsu (1598-1629)
                  • II. Mitsushige, 2nd Lord of Akashi (1st creation) (1622-1668; r. 1634-1639)
                • I. Yasunao, 1st Lord of Akashi (1st creation) (1617-1634; Lord of Akashi: cr. 1633)

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References

1. Genealogy (jp)
2. Genealogy (Echizen-Matsudaira) (jp)

This article incorporates material from 明石藩 (Akashi-han) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved October 4, 2007.