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Kurume Domain
Origins
After the Tanaka family who held Chikugo died out, the shogunate divided the province, and in 1621 Arima Toyouji, who had fought for Tokugawa Ieyasu, received Kurume with about 210,000 koku.
Rule and society
The Arima ruled until 1871 from Kurume castle on the Chikugo river. Kurume kasuri, a dyed cotton fabric, became a famous product in the 19th century, and the domain promoted rice and wax. In the 18th century Arima Yoriyuki published works on Japanese mathematics. Heavy taxes provoked a large peasant uprising in 1754. In the 1860s the Suitengu priest Maki Izumi became a leading loyalist.
Decline and legacy
Kurume joined the imperial side in 1868. Radical retainers involved in anti-government plots were purged in 1871, the year the domain was abolished; it became part of Fukuoka Prefecture.
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- Kurume Domain was part of Tokugawa Shogunate1621 CE – 1867 CE
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