Akizuki Domain

Akizuki Domain
秋月藩
Domain of Japan
1623–1871
Mon of the Kuroda clan of Akizuki Domain
CapitalAkizuki jin'ya
 • TypeDaimyō
Historical eraEdo period
• Established
1623
• Disestablished
1871
Today part ofFukuoka Prefecture
Akizuki Domain is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Akizuki Domain
Location of Akizuki Jin'ya
Akizuki Domain is located in Japan
Akizuki Domain
Akizuki Domain (Japan)
Kuroda Naganori, final daimyo of Akizuki Domain
Nagayamon Gate of Akizuki Castle

Akizuki Domain (秋月藩, Akizuki-han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was regarded as a sub-domain of Fukuoka Domain. It was based at the Akizuki jin'ya in what is now the city of Asakura, Fukuoka. It was ruled by a cadet branch of the tozama daimyō Kuroda clan for all of its history.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Nakayama, Yoshiaki (2015). 江戸三百藩大全 全藩藩主変遷表付. Kosaido Publishing. ISBN 978-4331802946.(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Nigi, Kenichi (2004). 藩と城下町の事典―国別. Tokyodo Printing. ISBN 978-4490106510.
  3. ^ Papinot, E (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.

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