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Kaga Domain
Origins
Maeda Toshiie, a comrade of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, received northern Kaga after the defeat of Shibata Katsuie in 1583 and moved into Kanazawa castle. His son Toshinaga sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1600 and was rewarded with lands covering Kaga, Noto and Etchu.
Rule and society
Assessed at over a million koku, the domain was second only to the shogun's own holdings. As outside (tozama) lords the Maeda were watched carefully, and they spent heavily on culture rather than armies to reassure the shogunate. Maeda Tsunanori patronised scholarship and crafts, and Kanazawa became a centre of gold leaf, Kutani porcelain and Kaga yuzen dyeing, with the Kenroku-en garden.
Decline and legacy
The domain stayed cautious during the Boshin War and joined the new government. It was abolished in 1871, becoming the core of Ishikawa Prefecture, and Kanazawa remains a cultural centre.
Lineage
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- Kaga Domain was a vassal of Toyotomi regime1583 CE – 1598 CE
- Kaga Domain was part of Tokugawa Shogunate1603 CE – 1867 CE
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