Hirado Domain

Hirado Domain
平戸藩
Domain of Japan
1587–1871
Mon of the Matsura clan of Hirado Domain

Hirado Castle
CapitalHirado Castle
 • TypeDaimyō
Historical eraEdo period
• Established
1587
• Disestablished
1871
Today part ofNagasaki Prefecture
Hirado Domain is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Hirado Domain
Location of Hirado Castle
Hirado Domain is located in Japan
Hirado Domain
Hirado Domain (Japan)
A tower and wall of Hirado Castle
Matsura Akira, final daimyo of Hirado Domain

Hirado Domain (平戸藩, Hirado-han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was centered around Hirado Castle in what is now the city of Hirado, Nagasaki and was ruled by the tozama daimyō Matsura clan for all of its history.[1][2][3]

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