| Morioka Domain 盛岡藩 | |||||||||
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| Domain of Japan | |||||||||
| 1599–1870 | |||||||||
 Map of Nanbu and Tsugaru clan holdings in the late Edo period. Morioka Domain in orange, Hachinohe Domain in pink and Shichinohe Domain in yellow; lands of the rival Tsugaru Domain are in green | |||||||||
| Capital | Morioka Castle | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 39°41′59.81″N 141°09′0.04″E / 39.6999472°N 141.1500111°E | ||||||||
| • Type | Daimyō | ||||||||
| Historical era | Edo period | ||||||||
• Established | 1599 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1870 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Iwate Prefecture Aomori Prefecture Akita Prefecture | ||||||||
Morioka Domain (盛岡藩, Morioka-han) was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan. It was ruled throughout its history by the Nanbu clan.[1] It was called Nanbu Domain (南部藩, Nanbu han) during the early part of its history. It was located in northern Mutsu Province, Honshū, covering the eastern half of what is now Aomori Prefecture and the northern two-thirds of what is now Iwate Prefecture and the Kazuno District of what is now Akita Prefecture. The domain was centered at Morioka Castle in the city of Morioka. For most of its history, Morioka Domain had an official kokudaka of 100,000 koku, although its actual revenues were much higher. Towards the end of the Edo period, the domain’s status was raised to 200,000 koku.
- ^ Taniguchi, Makoto and Takayuki Shiraiwa. (2005). The orphan tsunami of 1700, pp. 44–45.