Kubota Domain

Akita Domain (1871) 秋田藩 Kubota Domain (1602–1871) 久保田藩
Domain of Japan
1602–1871
Capital	Kubota Castle
Area
• Coordinates	39°43′24.53″N 140°7′23.67″E / 39.7234806°N 140.1232417°E / 39.7234806; 140.1232417
• Type	Daimyō
Historical era	Edo period
• Established	1602
• Disestablished	1871
Preceded by Succeeded by Dewa Province Akita Prefecture
Today part of	Akita Prefecture

Kubota Domain (久保田藩, Kubota han) was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Kubota Castle in what is now the city of Akita and was thus also known as the Akita Domain (秋田藩, Akita han). It was governed for the whole of its history by the Satake clan. During its rule over Kubota, the Satake clan was ranked as a Province-holding daimyō (国持ち大名, kunimochi daimyō) family, and as such, had the privilege of shogunal audiences in the Great Hall (Ohiroma) of Edo Castle.^[1]

In the Boshin War of 1868–69, the domain joined the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei, the alliance of northern domains supporting the Tokugawa shogunate, but then later defected to the imperial side. As with all other domains, it was disbanded in 1871.