Yonezawa Domain

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Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal domain
han
abolishedBy Abolition of the han system
administrativeCenter Yonezawa jin’ya and castle town NERFINISHED
allegiance Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
alliedWith Northern Alliance (Ouetsu Reppan Domei) NERFINISHED
capital Yonezawa NERFINISHED
clanOrigin Uesugi clan of Echigo NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalPatronage Confucian learning
domain schools (hanko)
economicBase rice agriculture
sericulture
endTime 1871
era Edo period NERFINISHED
governingClan Uesugi clan NERFINISHED
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasVassals samurai retainers of Uesugi clan
historicalRegion Tohoku region NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance important tozama domain in northern Japan
integratedInto modern prefectural system of Japan
knownFor Yonezawa beef production region NERFINISHED
agricultural development
domainal financial reforms
kokudaka 100000 koku
150000 koku
300000 koku
language Japanese
locatedIn Dewa Province NERFINISHED
modern Yamagata Prefecture NERFINISHED
mainCastle Yonezawa Castle NERFINISHED
militaryObligation sankin-kotai to Edo
notableDaimyo Uesugi Kagekatsu NERFINISHED
Uesugi Yozan NERFINISHED
notableReformer Uesugi Yozan NERFINISHED
participatedIn Boshin War NERFINISHED
partOf Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
predecessor Uesugi holdings in Aizu
religion Buddhism
Shinto
rulingFamily Uesugi clan NERFINISHED
startTime 1601
status tozama domain
successor Yamagata Prefecture NERFINISHED
Yonezawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
titleOfRuler daimyo
typeOfSubdivision han of the Tokugawa shogunate

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Uesugi Shrine associatedWith Yonezawa Domain
Uesugi clan domain Yonezawa Domain