Japanese Castle Explorer

by Daniel O'Grady

       
Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty Japanese Castles 1540-1640

Dewa Province - 出羽国

Some of the castles of Dewa (all periods): Kaminoyama Castle Kubota Castle Yamagata Castle Yokote Castle
Below is a list of the domains that existed in Dewa province (Tōhoku) during the Edo period (1600 - 1868). Each white box details the reign of each clan, showing their Kamon (家紋), the dates & the approximate value of their lands measured in Koku (石).

Honjō Domain - 本荘藩

六郷氏
1623 - 1868
Rokugō Clan
20,000 Koku

Iwasaki Domain - 岩崎藩

佐竹氏
1870 - 1871
Satake Clan
* Koku

Kameda Domain - 亀田藩

岩崎氏
1623 - 1868
Iwasaki Clan
20,000 Koku

Kaminoyama Domain - 上山藩Kaminoyama Castle

松平 (能見)

Matsudaira (Nōmi) Clan
30,000 Koku
蒲生氏
1622 - 1626
Gamō Clan
40,000 Koku
土岐氏
1626 - 1692
Toki Clan
25,000 Koku
金森氏
1692 - 1797
Kanemori Clan
37,000 Koku
松平 (藤井)
1797 - 1871
Matsudaira (Fujii) Clan
30,000 Koku

Kubota Domain - 久保田藩Kubota Castle

佐竹氏
1602 - 1871
Satake Clan
205,000 Koku

Nagatoro Domain - 長瀞藩

米津氏
1798 - 1869
Yonekizu Clan
11,000 Koku

Ōdate Domain - 大館藩

佐竹氏
1602 - 1868
Satake Clan
* Koku

Shinjō Domain - 新庄藩

戸沢氏
1622 - 1868
Tozawa Clan
60,000 Koku

Tendō Domain - 天童藩

織田氏
1830 - 1871
Oda Clan
20,000 Koku

Tsubakidai Domain - 椿台藩

佐竹氏
1701 - 1871
Satake Clan
20,000 Koku

Tsurugaoka Domain - 鶴ヶ岡藩

最上氏
1601 - 1622
Mogami Clan
* Koku
酒井氏
1622 - 1871
Sakai Clan
138,000 Koku

Yamagata Domain - 山形藩Yamagata Castle

最上氏
1601 - 1622
Mogami Clan
240,000 Koku
鳥居氏
1622 - 1636
Torii Clan
200,000 Koku
保科氏
1636 - 1644
Hoshina Clan
200,000 Koku
松平氏
1644 - 1648
Matsudaira Clan
150,000 Koku
松平 (奥平)
1648 - 1668
Matsudaira (Okudaira) Clan
150,000 Koku
奥平氏
1668 - 1685
Okudaira Clan
90,000 Koku
堀田氏
1685 - 1686
Horita Clan
100,000 Koku
松平氏
1686 - 1692
Matsudaira Clan
100,000 Koku
奥平氏
1692 - 1700
Matsudaira (Okudaira) Clan
100,000 Koku
堀田氏
1700 -1746
Horita Clan
100,000 Koku
松平 (大給)
1746 - 1767
Matsudaira (Ōgyū) Clan
60,000 Koku
秋元氏
1767 - 1845
Akimoto Clan
60,000 Koku
水野氏
1845 - 1870
Mizuno Clan
50,000 Koku

Yashima Domain - 矢島藩

生駒氏
1640 - 1871
Ikoma Clan
10,000 Koku

Yokote Domain - 横手藩Yokote Castle

佐竹氏
1602 - 1871
Satake Clan
* Koku