Kumamoto (Han)
Kumamoto ( Japanese 熊 本 藩 , -han ), also known as Higo ( 肥 後 藩 , -han ), was a Han ( fief ) in Japan in the Edo period , which existed from 1587 to 1871.
It was located in the province of Higo and covered large parts of what is now Kumamoto Prefecture with the exception of the districts of Kuma and Amakusa . The administrative seat was the Kumamoto Castle in today's Kumamoto . The Han income was measured at 520,000 koku and later 540,000 koku.
List of daimyo
- Katō ( Tozama-Daimyō , 520,000 Koku ), 1587-1632
| Surname | Kanji | Term of office | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katō Kiyomasa | 加藤 清正 | 1587-1611 | |
| 2 | Katō Tadahiro | 加藤 忠 広 | 1611-1632 |
- Hosokawa ( Tozama-Daimyō , 540,000 Koku), 1632–1871
| Surname | Kanji | Term of office | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hosokawa Tadatoshi | 細 川 忠 利 | 1633-1641 | |
| 2 | Hosokawa Mitsunao | 細 川 光 尚 | 1641-1649 | |
| 3 | Hosokawa Tsunatoshi | 細 川 綱 利 | 1649-1712 | |
| 4th | Hosokawa Nobunori | 細 川 宣 紀 | 1712-1732 | |
| 5 | Hosokawa Munetaka | 細 川 宗 孝 | 1732-1747 | |
| 6th | Hosokawa Shigekata | 細 川 重 賢 | 1747-1785 | |
| 7th | Hosokawa Harutoshi | 細 川 治 年 | 1785-1787 | |
| 8th | Hosokawa Narishige | 細 川 斉 茲 | 1787-1810 | |
| 9 | Hosokawa Naritatsu | 細 川 斉 樹 | 1810-1826 | |
| 10 | Hosokawa Narimori | 細 川 斉 護 | 1826-1860 | |
| 11 | Hosokawa Yoshikuni | 細 川 韶 邦 | 1860-1870 | |
| 12 | Hosokawa Morihisa | 細 川 護 久 | 1870-1871 |