DAIMYO of

CHIKUGO PROVINCE

Arima

• Domain: Kurume
• Stipend: 210,000 koku
• Class: Tozama 4
• Headquarters: Kurume Castle (Hilltop)

Family of daimyo descending from the Akamatsu, and by them from the Murakami-Genji.

Succession

• Noriyori ( -1602)
• Toyouji (1570-1642) - Daimyo of Fukujiyama (Tanba -- 60,000 koku); 1st Arima daimyo of Kurume (1620-1642)
• Tadayori (daimyo 1642-1655)
• Yoritoshi (daimyo 1655-1668)
• Yorimoto (daimyo 1668-1705)
• Yorimune (daimyo 1705-1706)
• Norifusa (daimyo 1706-1729)
• Yoriyuki (daimyo 1729-1783)
• Yoritaka (daimyo 1784-1812)
• Yorinori (daimyo 1812-1844)
• Yoritou (daimyo 1844-1846)
• Yorishige (daimyo 1846-1871)

Notable Ancestors

• Arima Yoshisuke

Son of Akamatsu Norisuke, was the first who took the name of Arima from the district in Settsu where he settled towards the end of the 14th century. He constructed the castle of Sanda, which was occupied by his descendants for about 200 years.

• Arima Noriyori ( -1602)

Served Hideyoshi, who gave his the castle of Miki (Harima). He joined afterwards the party of Ieyasu, who raised his revenues to 20,000 koku).

• Arima Toyouji (1570-1642)

2nd son of Noriyori, had the title Genba no kami. In 1600 he fought at Akasaka (Mino) against the troops of Oda Hidenobu. After the campaign he received the fief of Fukuchiyama (Tanba -- 80,000 koku). He participated in the siege of Osaka (1615) and brought back 57 heads of enemies as trophies. In 1620 he was transferred to Kurume (Chikugo -- 210,000 koku), where his descendants resided.

Related Branches

• Cadet branch: Fukiage (Shimotsuke -- 10,000 koku)

Sources

• Papinot
• Wikipedia - "Kurume Domain" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurume_Domain)
• Edo 300 Han HTML Charts - "Kurume Han" (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/kyushu/kurume.html)
• Japanese Castle Explorer - "Kurume Castle" (http://japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Kurume)

Tachibana

• Domain: Yanagawa
• Stipend: 109,000 koku
• Class: Tozama 4
• Headquarters: Yanagawa Castle

Daimyo family descended from Otomo Sadamune and, through him, from the Seiwa-Genji.

Succession

• Takahashi Shigetane (father of Muneshige)
• Shigetsura (adoptive father of Muneshige)
• Muneshige (1567-1642) - Daimyo of Tanakura (Mutsu -- 20,000 koku); 1st Tachibana daimyo of Yanagawa
• Tadashige
• Akitora
• Akitou
• Sadayoshi
• Sadanori
• Akinao
• Akihisa
• Akikata
• Akihiro (unranked)
• Akinobu
• Akitomo

Notable Ancestors

• Tachibana Muneshige (1567-1642)

Son of Takahashi Shigetane, was adopted by Tachibana Shigetsura and inherited Tachibana's castle (Chikugo). In 1586 he defeated the Shimazu, and Hideyoshi gave him Yanagawa (Chikugo -- 120,000 koku) in fief. He took part in the expedition to Korea, and with Kobayakawa Takakage gained a victory over the Chinese army. Later he rescued Kato Kiyomasa, who was besieged in Ura-san (Ulsan), and enabled him to rout his assailants. In 1600 he sided against Ieyasu and was dispossessed; sometime after he was again taken into favor, and in 1611 received the fief of Tanakura (Mutsu -- 20,000 koku), and in 1620 was re-established in Yanagawa (Chikugo -- 109,000 koku). He helped to repress the Shimabara revolt (1637-1638).

His descendants remained at Yanagawa.

Sources

• Papinot
• Wikipedia - "Yanagawa Domain" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanagawa_Domain)
• Wikipedia - "Tachibana clan (samurai)" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachibana_clan_(samurai))
• Edo 300 Han HTML Charts - "Yanagawa Han" (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~me4k-skri/han/kyushu/yanagawa.html)

[ Home ] [ Up ] [ Chikuzen ] [ Chikugo ] [ Buzen ] [ Bungo ] [ Hizen ] [ Higo ] [ Hyuga ] [ Satsuma ] [ Tsushima ]

Send mail to webmaster@diffworlds.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2009 by Different Worlds Publications. All rights reserved.
Last modified: February 28, 2010