Toba Domain
# Toba Domain

Toba Domain (鳥羽藩, Toba-han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shima Province (part of modern-day Mie Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Toba Castle in what is now the city of Toba.

## History

During the Sengoku period, most of Shima Province came under the control of Kuki Yoshitaka, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, who had a fleet of armored ships and controlled maritime traffic around Ise Bay. The Kuki clan fought on both sides during the Battle of Sekigahara, with Kuki Yoshitaka siding with the western forces loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, and his son Kuki Moritaka, joining the eastern armies of Tokugawa Ieyasu. With the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, Kuki Moritaka was confirmed as daimyō of Toba, initially with a kokudaka of 35,000 koku, growing to 55,000 koku under his son Kuki Hisataka, who was transferred to Sanda Domain in Settsu Province in 1632.

The Kuki were replaced by a cadet branch of the Naitō clan, which ruled Toba until Naito Tadakatsu was forced to commit seppuku after killing fellow daimyō Nagai Naonaga in 1680. The domain then reverted to tenryō status under the direct control of the shogunate several months before it was reassigned to the Doi clan (1681–1691), Ogyu-Matsudaira clan (1691–1710), Itakura clan (1710–1717), and Toda-Matsudaira clan (1717–1725) before finally coming under the Inagaki clan (1725–1871), where it remained until the Meiji Restoration.

During the Boshin War, the domain remained loyal to the Shogunate and its forces fought in the Tokugawa army during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. However, daimyō Inagaki Nagayuki was underage, and remained in Edo during the battle. After the Tokugawa defeat, the domain defected to the Imperial side, and as a result was fined heavily by the Meiji government. Inagaki Nagayuki was forced into retirement. His son, Inagaki Nagahiro became domain governor, and after the abolition of the han system in July 1871, Toba Domain became "Toba Prefecture", which merged with the short-lived "Watarai Prefecture" in November 1871, which later became part of Mie Prefecture.

## Bakumatsu period holdings

As with most domains in the han system, Toba Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned kokudaka, based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.

* Shima Province
   * 37 villages in Tōshi District
   * 19 villages in Ago District
* Ise Province
   * 8 villages in Iino District
   * 4 villages in Taki District
   * 5 villages in Watarai District

## List of daimyō

| # | Name | Tenure | Courtesy title | Court Rank | kokudaka |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuki clan (fudai) 1597–1632 ||||||
| 1 | Kuki Moritaka (九鬼守隆) | 1597–1632 | Nagato-no-kami (長門守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 35,000 koku |
| 2 | Kuki Hisataka (九鬼久隆) | 1632–1632 | Yamato-no-kami (大和守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 35,000 → 56,000 koku |
| Naitō clan (fudai) 1633–1680 ||||||
| 1 | Naitō Tadashige (内藤忠重) | 1633–1653 | Shima-no-kami (志摩守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 35,000 koku |
| 2 | Naitō Tadamasa (内藤忠政) | 1653–1673 | Hida-no-kami (飛騨守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 35,000 koku |
| 3 | Naitō Tadakatsu (内藤忠勝) | 1673–1680 | Izumi-no-kami (和泉守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 35,000 koku |
| Doi clan (fudai) 1681–1691 ||||||
| 1 | Doi Toshimasa (土井利益) | 1681–1691 | Suwo-no-kami (周防守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 70,000 koku |
| Ogyū-Matsudaira clan (fudai) 1691–1710 ||||||
| 1 | Matsudaira Norisato (松平乗邑) | 1691–1710 | Izumi-no-kami (和泉守) | Lower 4th (従四位下) | 60,000 koku |
| Itakura clan (fudai) 1710–1717 ||||||
| 1 | Itakura Shigeharu (板倉重治) | 1710–1717 | Omi-no-kami (近江守) | Lower 4th (従四位下) | 50,000 koku |
| Toda-Matsudaira clan (fudai) 1717–1725 ||||||
| 1 | Matsudaira Mitsuchika (松平光慈) | 1717–1725 | Tamba-no-kami (丹波守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 70,000 koku |
| Inagaki clan (fudai) 1725–1871 ||||||
| 1 | Inagaki Terukata (稲垣昭賢) | 1725–1752 | Shinano-no-kami (信濃守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
| 2 | Inagaki Terunaga (稲垣昭央) | 1752–1773 | Tsushima-no-kami (対馬守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
| 3 | Inagaki Nagamochi (稲垣長以) | 1773–1794 | Settsu-no-kami (摂津守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
| 4 | Inagaki Nagatsugu (稲垣長続) | 1794–1818 | Tsushima-no-kami (対馬守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
| 5 | Inagaki Nagakata (稲垣長剛) | 1818–1842 | Tsushima-no-kami (対馬守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
| 6 | Inagaki Nagaaki (稲垣長明) | 1842–1866 | Settsu-no-kami (摂津守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
| 7 | Inagaki Nagayuki (稲垣長行) | 1866–1868 | Settsu-no-kami (摂津守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
| 8 | Inagaki Nagahiro (稲垣長敬) | 1868–1871 | Tsushima-no-kami (対馬守) | Lower 5th (従五位下) | 30,000 koku |
