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.

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肥前国佐賀藩 1

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instanceOf feudal domain of Japan
han domain
abolishedAsPartOf haihan chiken (abolition of the han system)
abolishedBy Meiji government NERFINISHED
abolishedIn 1871
alliedWith Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED
Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED
capital Saga NERFINISHED
Saga Castle NERFINISHED
centeredIn present-day Nagasaki Prefecture
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
rice agriculture
era Edo period NERFINISHED
late Tokugawa period
governmentType feudal domain under Tokugawa shogunate
knownFor Hizen ware ceramics (including Arita and Imari ware) NERFINISHED
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
Nabeshima Naomasa NERFINISHED
participatedIn Boshin War NERFINISHED
playedKeyRoleIn Bakumatsu politics
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
Saga Prefecture NERFINISHED

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久米邦武 birthPlace Hizen Domain
this entity surface form: 肥前国佐賀藩
Meiji Restoration involvedDomain Hizen Domain
Meiji oligarchy powerBase Hizen Domain