Tanabe Castle (Tango)
| Tanabe Castle | ||
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.jpg) The main gate |
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| Creation time : | 1584 | |
| Castle type : | Hirajiro (Lower Castle) | |
| Conservation status: | Partially received, restores | |
| Place: | Maizuru | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 26 '44.8 " N , 135 ° 19' 51.5" E | |
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The castle Tanabe ( Japanese 田辺城 , Tanabe-jō , even bugaku jō called (舞鶴城)) is located in the city of Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture . In the Edo period , a branch of the Makino resided there as a Fudai daimyo .
Lords of the castle in the Edo period
- From 1601 a branch of Kyōgoku as a side castle to Miyazu Castle ,
- from 1622 a branch of Kyōgoku with 35,000 Koku and
- from 1668 a branch of Makino with 35,000 koku.
history
It is not known whether the builder of Miyazu Castle , Hosokawa Fujitaka (1564–1610), thought Tanabe Castle for his son and successor Tadaoki (忠 興; 1563–1646). During the fighting in connection with the Battle of Sekigahara , he was on the domain when it was attacked by Onogi Shigekatsu (小野 木 重 勝; 1563–1600), prince of Fukuchiyama Castle . Fujitaka set Miyazu Castle on fire and holed up in Tanabe Castle. When Emperor Go-Yōzei heard that Fujitaka had been attacked, he is said to have decided to support this learned prince. He sent troops so that Fujiwara was relieved.
After the Battle of Sekigahara Kyōgoku Takatomo (京 極 高 知; 1572-1622) received the fief, which he administered from Miyazu Castle. After his death, his son Takamitsu (高三; 1607–1637) received Tanabe as his own domain, next to Miyazu and Mineyama (峰山), where a permanent house (陣 屋, Jinya) was built for a branch. In 1666 a branch of Makino became the new master of Tanabe Castle. Makino Chikashige (牧野 親 成; 1607–1677) repaired the castle, which then became the seat of his family for ten generations.
The attachment
The castle was protected in the east by the Isatsu River (伊佐 津 川), in the west by the Takano River (高 野 川) and in the north by Maizuru Bay (舞 鶴 湾). In the south there was a swamp area in front of the castle, so that it was easy to defend on all four sides by natural features. The innermost area of the castle, the Hommaru (本 丸; 1 in the plan) enclosed a protected area with a moat in which the castle tower (天 守 閣; T) was located. The innermost area was surrounded by the second castle area (二 の 丸, Ni-no-maru; 2), which was protected in the north by a third area (三 の 丸, San-no-maru; 3).
You entered the castle in the south through the main gate (大 手 門, Ōte-mon; H), in the north there was the "rear gate" (搦 手 門, Karamete-mon). In the north there was a landing site [L] on the bay and also in the north there were rice granaries [S]. The closest confidants lived in the west between the castle and the Takano River.
After the Meiji restoration in 1868, the castle was largely demolished and the innermost part converted into a public park. 1940 a "Shokokan" (彰 古 館) called building in the form of a watchtower (櫓, Yagura) was built. In 1992 a replica of the main gate was completed, which was then followed by other buildings.
literature
- Kato, Masafumi: Tanabe-jo. In: Miura, Masayuki (ed.): Shiro to jinya. Saikoku-hen. Gakken, 2006. ISBN 978-4-05-604379-2 .
- Papinot, Edmond: Tanabe. In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprinted by Tuttle, 1972 edition of 1910 edition. ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .
Remarks
- ↑ The castle is not drawn to scale on the map: the two rivers are significantly further away from it.