Chōshū Domain
The Chōshū Domain (長州藩, Chōshū-han), also known as the Hagi Domain (萩藩, Hagi-han), was a domain (han) of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871.
| Yamaguchi Domain (1862–1871)山口藩 Chōshū Domain (1600–1862)長州藩 | |
|---|---|
| Domain of Japan | |
| 1600–1871 | |
Former site of Hagi Castle in Hagi | |
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Mon of the Mōri
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| Capital | Hagi Castle (1600–1862) Yamaguchi Castle (1862–1871) |
| Government | |
| Daimyō | |
• 1563–1623 | Mōri Terumoto (first) |
• 1858–1871 | Mōri Motonori (last) |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1600 |
| 1871 | |
| Contained within | |
| • Province | Nagato |
| Today part of | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
The Chōshū Domain was based at Hagi Castle in Nagato Province, in the modern city of Hagi, located in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu. The Chōshū Domain was ruled for its existence by the tozama daimyō of the Mōri, whose branches also ruled the neighboring Chōfu and Kiyosue domains and was assessed under the Kokudaka system with peak value of 369,000 koku. The Chōshū Domain was the most prominent anti-Tokugawa domain and formed the Satchō Alliance with the rival Satsuma Domain during the Meiji Restoration, becoming instrumental in the establishment of the Empire of Japan and the Meiji oligarchy. The Chōshū Domain was dissolved in the abolition of the han system in 1871 by the Meiji government and its territory was absorbed into Yamaguchi Prefecture.