Hizen Domain
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Hizen Domain was a powerful feudal domain in early modern Japan, centered in present-day Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures, that played a key role in the late Tokugawa period and the Meiji Restoration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 肥前国佐賀藩 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal domain of Japan
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han domain ⓘ |
| abolishedAsPartOf | haihan chiken (abolition of the han system) ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Meiji government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | 1871 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Saga
NERFINISHED
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Saga Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
present-day Nagasaki Prefecture
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present-day Saga Prefecture ⓘ |
| contributedPersonnelTo |
Imperial Japanese Army officer corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Meiji bureaucracy ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
formation of the Meiji government
ⓘ
modernization of the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| daimyoFamily | Nabeshima clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase |
ceramics production in Hizen region
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rice agriculture ⓘ |
| era |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
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late Tokugawa period ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal domain under Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hizen ware ceramics (including Arita and Imari ware)
NERFINISHED
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Western-style artillery production ⓘ early adoption of Western military technology ⓘ shipbuilding and modern industry in late Edo period ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerProvince | Hizen Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryModernization | established Western-style training and armories in late Edo period ⓘ |
| militaryRole | provided troops to the imperial side in the Boshin War ⓘ |
| notableDaimyo |
Nabeshima Naohiro
NERFINISHED
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Nabeshima Naomasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Boshin War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn |
Bakumatsu politics
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Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | tōbaku (anti-shogunate) coalition in late Edo period ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ryūzōji clan holdings in Hizen Province ⓘ |
| religionPolicy | nominally supported Buddhism and Shinto under Tokugawa system ⓘ |
| ruledByClan | Nabeshima clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | major tozama domain in Kyushu ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | important for foreign trade and coastal defense in late Edo period ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | faced the East China Sea ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit |
Nagasaki Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Saga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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肥前国佐賀藩