Hirosaki Domain
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Hirosaki Domain (弘前藩, Hirosaki-han), also known as Tsugaru Domain (津軽藩, Tsugaru-han), was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan[1] It is located in Mutsu Province, in northern Honshū. The domain was centered at Hirosaki Castle, located in the center of what is now the city of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture. It was ruled by the Tsugaru clan. A branch of the family ruled the adjoining Kuroishi Domain.
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Hirosaki Domain 弘前藩 | |||||||||
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Domain of Japan | |||||||||
1590–1871 | |||||||||
Map of Nanbu and Tsugaru clan holdings in the late Edo period. Hirosaki Domain in green, Kuroishi Domain in dark green; lands of the rival Nanbu Domain are in yellow and orange | |||||||||
Capital | Hirosaki Castle | ||||||||
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• Coordinates | 40°36′25″N 140°27′52″E | ||||||||
• Type | Daimyō | ||||||||
Historical era | Edo period | ||||||||
• Split from Nanbu clan holdings | 1590 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1871 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Aomori Prefecture |
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