Location of Tendō Domain
Tozama 20,000 koku

Tendō Domain (天童藩, Tendō-han^?) was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province. The, or domains, were the Fiefs of Feudal Lords of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 is an old province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka Tendō was a tozama domain. A was a Daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan.

Tendō was the site of a castle built in 1360 by Shiba Yorinao. In the 16th century, it was part of the territory controlled by the Satomi clan. The Satomi clan (里見氏 -shi) was a clan of Samurai which claimed descent from Nitta Yoshishige (d From 1830-1868, its daimyo was from a branch of the Oda clan, direct descendants of the famed Oda Nobunaga. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings The was a family of Japanese Daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history

From 1767, the Oda clan has been based in nearby Takabatake, in Dewa province with revenues of 20,000 koku. However, the Temmei Great Famine of 1782-1783 hit the region very hard, and reduced many of the peasants and even samurai of the domain to starvation. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. The domain went bankrupt, and the Oda were shifted to the smaller domain of Tendō in 1820. Although Tendō also had nominal revenues of 20,000 koku, it was located in a mountainous area with limited farming prospects, and actual revenue was smaller. To make ends meet, the Tendō samurai were forced to raise and process safflower, used in the Edo period primarily as a pigment in foods and cosmetics. Safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L) is a highly branched Herbaceous, Thistle -like annual usually with many long sharp spines on the leaves For the drug referred to as "pigment" see Black tar heroin.

During the Boshin War of the Meiji restoration, the forces loyal to Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu were defeated in the Battle of Ueno, and fled north. The was a Civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" Tokugawa Yoshinobu 1st Prince of the Yoshinobu-ke (徳川 慶喜 Tokugawa Yoshinobu (also known as Keiki) October 28, 1837 &ndash The Battle of Ueno (Japanese上野戦争 was a battle of the Boshin War, which occurred on July 4, 1868 ( May 15 by the lunar calendar between However, representatives of the former shogunate peacefully surrendered Edo to the new Meiji government. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the The Government of Meiji period Japan from 1868-1911 was an evolution of institutions and structures from the feudal order of the Tokugawa bakufu towards ^[1] The new government then ordered the daimyo of the northern domains to report and pledge their allegiance to the new government in early 1868.

Oda Nobumichi declared himself too ill to travel, and sent his son Oda Nobutoshi in his place. Viscount was a Daimyo of the Tozama feudal domain of Tendō, in Dewa province, northern Japan. Oda Nobutoshi and his senior retainer Yoshida Daihachi were ordered to act as guide and escort to the imperial army being sent to the Tohoku region against the northern domains, especially centered around nearby Shōnai domain. The, or Satchō Alliance was a Military alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū formed in 1866 to combine their efforts The is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast" and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū Yamagata Domain (山形藩 - han) was a Japanese fief ( han) located in Dewa province, in the Tōhoku region (north-eastern Honshū Oda Nobutoshi participated in the attack on Shōnai, and in retaliation, Shōnai forces burned Tendō Jin'ya and town in April. During the Edo period of Japanese history, a was the administrative headquarters of a small domain or parcel of land held by the Tokugawa shogunate, as The Tokugawa shogunate provided a relief fund of 5000 ryō to help with the rebuilding. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of With the formation of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei of northern domains against the new Meiji government, Tendō initially attempted to remain neutral, but joined the alliance in May 1868. The Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei or was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War The Government of Meiji period Japan from 1868-1911 was an evolution of institutions and structures from the feudal order of the Tokugawa bakufu towards ^[2] Following the defeat of the northern forces in the Boshin War, Nobutoshi was placed under house arrest, replaced as daimyo by his infant son Suemaru, and the domain revenues were decreased to 18,000 koku. In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which ^[3] Tendō domain was abolished with the Abolition of the han system in 1871. The was an act in 1871 of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain ( han) system and to introduce

The former Tendō domain is now part of Tendō city, Yamagata Prefecture. Tendō (天童市 -shi is a city located in Yamagata, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 63577 and WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tohoku region on Honshū island

List of daimyo

• Oda clan 1830-1871

References

• Keane, Donald (2005). Emperor Of Japan: Meiji And His World, 1852-1912. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12341-8.  
• Hoshi, Ryoichi (1995). Ouetsu Reppan Domei: Higashi Nihon seifu juritsu no yume (Japanese). Chuo Koronsha. ISBN 4121012356.  
• Ōishi, Manabu (2002). Boshin sensō: haisha no Meiji ishin (Japanese). Chūōkōron-shinsha. ISBN 4121004558.