DAIMYO of

BINGO PROVINCE

Abe

• Domain: Fukuyama
• Stipend: 110,000 koku
• Class: Fudai 4
• Headquarters: Fukuyama Castle (Hilltop)

Family of daimyo originating in Mikawa and descended from Ohiko, a son of the Emperor Kogen.

Elder branch.

Succession

• Masakatsu (1541-1600)
• Masatsugu (1569-1647)
• Shigetsugu
• Sadataka
• Masakuni - 1st Abe daimyo of Fukuyama
• Masayoshi
• Masasuke
• Masatomo
• Masakiyo
• Masayasu
• Masahiro (1819-1857, daimyo 1837-1857)

• Masanori
• Masakata
• Masatake

Notable Ancestors

• Abe Masakatsu (1541-1600)

Served Ieyasu, and in 1590 received from him a revenue of 5,000 koku at Ichihara (Izu).

• Abe Masatsugu (1569-1647)

Eldest son of Masakatsu, was raised to the rank of daimyo after Sekigahara (1600). He established himself successively: in 1600 at Hatoya (Musashi); in 1610 at Shikanuma (Shimotsuke); in 1617 at Otaki (Kazusa); In 1620 at Odawara (Sagami -- 60,000 koku); and in 1623 at Iwatsuki (Musashi).

His descendants established themselves: in 1681 at Miyatsu (Tango); in 1697 at Utsunomiya (Shimotsuke); and finally from 1710 at Fukuyama.

Related Branches

• Younger branch: Sanuki (Kazusa -- 20,000 koku)
• Branch: Tanakura (Mutsu -- 95,000 koku)

Sources

• Papinot
• Wikipedia - "Fukuyama Domain" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuyama_Domain)
• Wikipedia - "Abe clan" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_clan)
• Wikipedia - "Abe Masahiro" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Masahiro)
• Wikipedia - "Fukuyama Castle" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuyama_Castle_(Bingo_Province))
• Edo 300 Han HTML Charts - "Fukuyama Han" (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/chugoku/fukuyama.html)

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