Himeji Domain

Himeji Domain
姫路藩
under Tokugawa shogunate Japan
1600–1871
Flag of Himeji Domain
Military flag
CapitalHimeji Castle
Area
 • Coordinates34°50′21.76″N 134°41′38.75″E / 34.8393778°N 134.6940972°E / 34.8393778; 134.6940972
 • TypeDaimyō
Historical eraEdo period
• Established
1600
• Disestablished
1871
Today part ofpart of Hyogo Prefecture
Himeji Domain is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Himeji Domain
Location of Himeji Castle
Himeji Domain is located in Japan
Himeji Domain
Himeji Domain (Japan)
Himeji Castle
Sakai Tadatoshi

Himeji Domain (姫路藩, Himeji-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Harima Province in what is now the southern portion of modern-day Hyōgo Prefecture. It was centered around Himeji Castle, which is located in what is now the city of Himeji, Hyōgo.[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.