#153
153. RECORDS CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
BARONY, 1620-1640
THE document A gives the takaheld in 1620 by the issho shu ("holders of domains"),1 the Buddhist
and Shinto institutions under the direct control of the baron, and the zhu-chu(companies of the
samurai) at Kagoshima.1 Probably the compilation of this list was occasioned, partly by the slight
revisions of assignments of taka which seem to have been made in this year, and partly by the need
of recording the names of the men and institutions exempted for special reasons from the requisition
of the amounts of money2 and the quantities of taka3 which were made upon vassals, according to
certain rates, in order to aid the baron in his effort to ease his financial embarrassment; such
extraordinary "aids," as we might call these exactions, were levied several times during the first part
of the Tokugawa period. The documents B and C, probably of 1636, are to-zho at or near the
frontiers of the barony, B showing the names of their ji-to, C giving statistics of their populations
and stores of arms, and both by a peculiar linear device indicating the grouping of the to-zho
evidently for purposes of supervision and military cooperation; these lines have here been omitted,
for typographical reasons, but are retained in the original text printed in the Japanese section.
D forms the remainder of No. 151 D, dated 1640, and gives the feudal population of the zhu-chu
of Kagoshima and of the to-zho, together with the religious houses dependent upon the latter. All
the documents show the relative position held in the organization of the entire barony by the domain
and the to-zho of Iriki in.
#153-A
A
(SK, supp., VI.)
The latter part of this lengthy document is abridged.
[On the cover]:-"Book of the determined taka of the issho shu1 of the three kuni, Satsuma,
Osumi, and Hiuga, and of the shu-chu of Kagoshima. Genna 6 y. 2 m. 27 d." [30
March 1620.]
"Taka, koku 14,049, Sagami no kami dono;
"Taka, koku 7,506; besides, official recompense,4 1,000, Mata-goro dono;
"Taka, koku 8,619 Shimotsukeno kami dono;
"Taka, koku 2,253; besides, 2,267.19, land for arrear of the 2-monme silver
[due],2 Bungo no kami dono;
"Taka, koku 1,613; besides, official recompense,4 2,000, Sada Hoki no kami dono;
"Taka, koku 2,044, Kiire Settsu no kami dono;
"Taka, koku 2,250, Chu-mu tai-yu dono;
"Taka, koku 1,537, Nezhime Shichiro dono;
"Taka, koku 4,589, Iriki-in Iwami no kami dono;
"Taka, koku 5,625, Tanegashima dono;
"Taka, koku 2,655, Kimotsuki Cho-shichiro dono;
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"Taka, koku 714, Gen-shichiro dono;
"Taka, koku 30,337, Hongo Sanuki no kami dono;
"Taka, koku 943, Niiro Omi no kami dono,
increased to 1,000 at the revision of taka on kanoe saru5
3 m. 21 d. [23 April 1620];
"Taka, koku 7,399; besides, 3,707.3057, land for the arrear of the
2-monme silver [due],2 Hongo Mata-zhiro dono;
"Taka, koku 2,170 Kabayama Mino no kami dono.
1,200 koku, Fuku-sho zhi; 800 koku, Dan-gi sho;6
200 koku, the za-su7 of Suwa; 30 koku, Dai-kozhi;
380 koku, Nan-rin zhi; 400 koku, Zho-kwo-myozhi;
50 koku, the Inari domain; 380 koku, Myo-kokuzhi;
100 koku, Dai-ryu zhi; 10 koku, Kasuga dai myo-zhin;8
500 koku, the Kirishima8domain; 10 koku, the domain of Wka-miya
Hachiman,6 of this place.
"Total, taka 4,000 koku.
"Taka 2,669, besides, official recompense,4 2,000, Hishizhima Kii no kami dono;
"Taka 2,703 Kamada Idzumo no kami dono;
"Taka 2,022, besides, official recompense, 2,000, Machida To-sho no kami dono;
"Taka 1,944, besides, official recompense, 2,000, Ise Hyo-bu sho-yu dono;
"Taka 1,582, besides, official recompense, 2,000, Mihara Emon-no-suke dono;
"Taka 1,834, Shikine Chu-mu sho-yu dono;
"Taka 2,180, Izhuin Uma-no-suke dono;
"Taka 1,509 Niirogyo-bu tai-yu dono;
"Taka 550, Hongo Kyu-zhiro dono;
"Taka 1,854 Yamada Min-bu sho-yu dono,
lord's messenger; no age-chi;3
"Taka 946 Kawakami Sa-kyo-no-suke dono;
"Taka 1,046, revised to 1048 on kanoe saru5 3 m. 20 d., Niiro Goro-u nyu-do dono;
"Taka 1,612 Kawakami Shiki-bu tai-yu dono,
lord's messenger; no age-chi;
"Taka 1,032, revised to 935 on kanoe saru3 m. 20 d., Honda Iyo no kami dono;
"Taka 1,100, Yoshitoshi Moku-emon dono;
"Taka 1,021, Katsura Yamashiro no kami dono;
"Taka 605, Yoshida Cho-shiro dono;
"Taka 463, revised to 416 on kanoe saru3 m. 20 d., Murata Gyo-bu sho-yu dono;
"Taka 1,003 Shibuya Suwo no suke dono;
"Taka 835, Dai-zen no suke dono;
"Taka 1,000, Takahashi Cho-kichi dono,
no age-chi;
"Taka 720, Sagara Tango no kami dono;
"Taka 790, Kamada Gen-emon dono;
"Taka 780, Kawakami Kotsuke no kami dono;
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"Taka 1,048, Suwa Ji-bu sho-yu dono;
"Taka 820, Honda Zhin-byoe-no-zho dono;
"Taka 754, Ichiku Suke-emon dono;
"Taka 685, Nomura Ichi-emon dono;
"Taka 599, Mori Nai-zen no kami dono;
........................................................
"Taka 1,017, Kamada Gen-pachi dono,
lord's messenger; no age-chi;
"Taka 453, Honda Mata-zhiro dono;
"Taka 563, Kabaike Bitchu no kami dono;
"Taka 514, Tsuchimochi Buzen no kami dono;
"Taka 478 Ito Higo no kami dono;
.............................................................................."
The remainder of the original is here omitted. In the entire list, including the items cited above, are
contained:-
74 names without taka;
12 names below 1 koku;
316 names between 1 and 50 koku;
127 names between 51 and 100 koku;
124 names between 101 and 200 koku;
71 names between 201 and 300 koku;
36 names between 301 and 400 koku;
18 names between 401 and 500 koku;
41 names between 501 and 1,000 koku;
25 names between 1,001 and 10,000 koku;
2 men more than 10,000.
Total, 846 names.
#153-B
B
(Shimadzu docs. in SK, supp., XX.)
"Frontiers.
Aya Ono Sho-emon
Minoyama, half the number of men
Yoshimatsu Kawada Suke-taro
iri-ban shu9
Takaoka Nire Kurando
Mukasa Ijichi Shiro-byoe
Kuraoka Ijichi Sado no kami
Taka-zho Takarabe Mihara Zhi-zaemon
Sagara Shin-emon
Yama-no-kuchi Izhuin Bingo no kami
Katsuoka Honda Kai no kami
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Matsuyama
Shibushi Kawakami Gen-zaburo
Mobiki Mogami Zen-zhi o
Niiro Chu-zaemon
Osaki Machida Kage-suke
Kushira Niiro Emon-no-suke
Aira To-sho no kami
Koyama O-aira Kodama Shiro-byoe
Uchi-no-ura Samezhima Goro-zaemon
O-nezhime Kabaike Shin-suke
Ko-nezhime
iri-ban shu9 Nezhime Shichiro dono
Tashiro Machida Kyu-emon
Sada Nikaido Zho-no-suke
Kiyoshiki Iriki-in Iwami no kami10
Hirasa
Yamada Hongo Sado no kami
Momotsugi Tsuchimochi Hei-zaemon
Chugo Togo Ki-emon
Hirada Mago-roku
Kuma-no-zho with boatmen at Kyo-domari
Takae with boatmen at Kumi-zaki
Tsuchimochi Gon-no kami
Taki with boatmen at Nishikata
Shikine Chikuzen no kami
Shikine Yetchu no kami
Machida Go-emon
Akune Shibuya San-shiro
Katsura Taro-byoe
Takaono Uwai Goro-zaemon
Idzumi Noda Yamada Min-bu sho-yu
Magoshi Niiro Kaga no kami
Oguchi
Sogi Honda Iyo no kami
Yunowo Honda Ya-goro
Yamano Saruwatari Shin-suke
Hadzuki Ijichi Moku-emon
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Yoshida Deshimaru Go-emon
Kawakami Kotsuke no kami
Makwanda iri-ban shu9 Sogi Zhin-emon
Kakuto iri-ban shu9 Kawakami Mata-zaemon
Iino Dai-zen no suke
Suki Murao Tomeri-no-suke"
#153-C
C
(Ibid.)
This document has been here tabulated for the sake of convenience.
(Population) (Male) (Guns) (Bows) (Spears)(Nagi-nata)
Aya 2,107 1,091 149 26
Minoyama 3,834 2,240 126 32
Yoshimatsu 1,346 809 Weapons at Yoshimatsu unknown
iri-ban9
Takaoka 9,665 5,277 379 129 240 10
Mukasa 1,693 995 92 48
Kuraoka 911 528 18 67
Taka-zho 3,040 841 Weapons at Taka-zho unknown
Takarabe 2,633 1,517 31 9
Yama-no-kuchi 1,241 683 51 21
Katsuoka 743 439 29 9
Miyako-no-zho 15,968 9,211 Weapons at Miyako-no-zho unknown
Shibushi 6,749 4,037 67 93
Matsuyama 1,078 648 36 5
Mobiki 1,138 678 41 14
Osaki 3,672 2,192 29 39 3
Kushira 6,988 4,125 34 59
Koyama 6,381 3,735 102 25 77 4
Aira 3,012 1,796 23 9 10
O-aira 3,600 2,083 34 13
Uchi-no-ura
Ko-nezhime 4,894 2,792 17 8
O-nezhime 2,884 1,654 Weapons at Tashiro and O-nezhime
unknown
iri-ban9
Tashiro 1,085 627
Sada 3,004 1,742 21 21 3 1
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(Population) (Male) (Guns) (Bows) (Spears)(Nagi-nata)
Ibusuki 6,244 3,609 100 23
Ei 6,271 3,595 93 33 21
Yamakawa 1,365 730 12 9 12 1
Chiran 2,924 1,731 7 4 5
Bo no tsu 520 291 5
Kawanabe shu 3,183 1,886 63 9 11
iri-ban
Tomari 668 331 2 1
Kushi Unknown Weapons at Kushi unknown
Akime 1,228 705 4 2
Kaseda 6,787 3,957 214 7 6 2
121 more guns in go
Ada 1,572 908 71 19
Tafuse 2,706 1,556 82 29 29
Isaku 3,677 2,176 105 32 25
Nagayoshi 1,086 641 Weapons at Nagayoshi, Yoshi-
Yoshitoshi 1,115 638 toshi, and Hioki, unknown
Hioki 1,236 736
Ichiki 5,050 2,910 93 20
Minato
Kushikino 3,415 1,990 54 7 7
Hirasa 1,434 835 Weapons at Hirasa unknown
Kiyoshiki 4,874 2,998 78 12
Yamada 570 340 35 4 14
Momotsugi 418 238 28 7 6
Chugo 477 294 9 10 8
Kuma-no-zho 2,693 1,589 122 40 29
Takae 800 469 25 18 8
Taki 2,537 1,510 Weapons at Taki unknown
Akune 4,401 2,533 87 4 20
iri-ban
Takaono 2,562 1,493 142 40 21
Idzumi 13,981 8,183 628 186 218 4
Noda 93 41 3
Oguchi 4,185 2,533 180 32 91
Magoshi 978 602 55 25
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(Population) (Male) (Guns) (Bows) (Spears)(Nagi-nata)
Sogi 899 526 30 6
Yunowo 665 399 25 9
Yamano 718 425 53 5 29
Hadzuki 1,535 890 54 4 9
Yoshida 938 543 42 17 9
Makwanda 702 432 18 11 29
iri-ban7
Kakuto 2,325 1,397 73 43 34
iri-ban7
Iino 3,122 1,853 93 68 40
Suki 1,047
(The foregoing document has no date. 11)
Izhuin 5,755 3,399 78 9 4
iri-ban
Koriyama 1,777 1,029 27 2 14 1
Miya-no-zho 4,483 2,748 Weapons at Miya-no-zho unknown
iri-ban9
Yamazaki 1,210 711 17 3
Tsuruda 1,850 1,152 44 35
Omurai 2,127 1,309 67 14 24
Yamada shu 1,557 941 30 5
Yokogawa 1,778 1,096 60 21 3
iri-ban9
Kajiki 11,038 6,330 Weapons at Kajiki unknown
Yoshida 938 543 42 17 9
Odori 1,933 1,121 38 6 8
Hinatayama 1,070 637 12 8 4
Kurino 2,151 1,309 73 53
Honzho shu 1,330 810 56 25
Nozhiri 1,828 1,094 109 10 18
Takabaru shu 3,060 1,852 152 57
iri-ban shu
Minoyama iri-ban shu9
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(Population) (Male) (Guns) (Bows) (Spears)(Nagi-nata)
Tsuneyoshi 1,293 759 70 9
Ushine shu 1,700 1,012 32 4
iri-ban shu9
Sueyoshi 5,243 3,046 111 112
Chosa shu 3,011 1,748 13 3
Shikine the lord's iri-ban 9 1,105 632 Weapons at Shikine unknown
Fukuyama 1,733 1,007 71 24
Kagoshima 33,432 18,624
Taniyama 5,417 3,238 92 49 4
Kamo 3,486 2,042 121 6 31 4 armors
Yoshida 1,994 1,176 37 14 18 2 armors
Kokubu 9,186 5,232 66 36 74 7 armors
Kiyomidzu 1,878 1,082 69 19 32 4 nagi-nata
So-no-kori 2,514 1,474 66 18 6
"Kwan-ei 13 y. 1 m. lucky day [February 1636]
"(The above is one document.11)"
#153-D
D
(SK, supp., XXVII.)
The following has also been tabulated. The abridgments that have been made of minor figures are
indicated by dots.
"Kagoshima.
(Taka in koku) (Number of holders) (Knights)
The issho mochi1 and the ladies,-132,313.25382 28 256,
of whom
16 are of the ladies
Churches and temples,- 5,482.524
Men between 4,000 and 1,000 koku,-
46,559.67116 22 87
Men over 900 koku,- 2,802.03541 3 3
Men over 800 koku,- 7,473.70862 9 9
Men over 700 koku,- 4,407.654 6 6
Men over 600 koku,- 5,722.30581 9 9
Men over 500 koku,- 12,007.85499 22 22
Men over 400 koku,- 10,245.97058 24 24
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(Taka in koku) (Number of holders) (Knights)
Men over 300 koku,- 21,453.37222 65 65
Men over 200 koku,- 17,529.47224 75
Men over 100 koku,- 20,650.92588 157
Men over 90 koku,- 2,519.31254 27
Men over 80 koku,- 2,605.6967 31
Men over 70 koku,- 3,119.29657 42
Men over 60 koku,- 3,121... 49
Men over 50 koku,- 2,494... 46
Men over 40 koku,- 1,768... 40
Men over 30 koku,- 3,045... 91
Men over 20 koku,- 2,489... 105
Men over 10 koku,- 1,963... 105
Men over 9 koku,-168... 18 holders; men over 8 koku,-132... 16 holders
Men over 7 koku,- 74... 10 holders; men over 6 koku,- 64... 10 holders
Men over 5 koku,- 87... 16 holders; men over 4 koku,- 51... 12 holders
Men over 3 koku,- 35... 10 holders; men over 2 koku,- 39... 17 holders
Men over 1 koku,- 9... 7 holders; below over 1 koku,- 7... 16 holders
"Total of Kagoshima, according to the assessment of Kwan-ei 16 y. [1639];-
310,440.67787 koku; 1,150 holders, of whom 27 are churches and temples.
The lord's ko-mono, middlings(chu-gen),
weapon-men, and the sho-ya of the
mura,- 83.51833 koku; 22 holders.
Receivers of rice allowances,12- 90 men.
One-place takers,13 Kagoshima,- 112 men.
Total,- 202 men.
Governors of Ryu-kyu,-90,883.9127 koku.
"The to-zho of Satsuma:
(Taka in (Zhu- fief-14 one-place13 (Taka of
including and churches (Churches)
koku) chu, holders, takers) in koku)
Taniyama 2733... 222 182 37 116 3
2 over 100k.
26 over 30k.
Ibusuki 2512 200 181 17 18.9.. 2
1 over 100k.
7 over 30k.
Yamakawa 733... 25 13 10 38 2
1 over 200k.
2 over 100k.
1 over 30k.
Ei 1123... 124 87 34 211.3 3
5 over 30k.
Chiran 125... 17 5 10 4.2 2
1 over 30k.
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(Taka in (Zhu- fief-14 one-place13 (Taka of
including and churches (Churches)
koku) chu, holders, takers) in koku)
Kawanabe 681... 127 91 32 56 3
all below 29k.
Bo no tsu 340... 7 5 5 204 2
1 over 30k.
Tomari 39... 4 1 over 30k. 7.3 3
Kushi 6 3 3
Akime 4.2 1 1
Kaseda 2549... 252 191 57 168.8 4
2 over 100k.
14 over 30k.
Ada 636.8 111 78 31 22.5 2
5 over 30k.
Tafuse 673.7 109 79 28 136 2
1 over 100k.
10 over 30k.
Isaku 1963.2 207 194 9 167.3 4
2 over 100k.
10 over 30k.
Izhuin 1662... 141 107 23 701... 11
8 over 30k.
Koriyama 365.55 61 31 27 2 2
1 over 100k.
1 over 30k.
Ichiku 1,109... 185 123 59 80 3
3 over 30k.
Kushikino 549... 99 68 29 31 2
1 over 30k.
Yamada 397... 71 56 13 5.3 2
5 over 30k.
Momotsugi 220.2 53 41 10 3.6 2
all over 30k.
Kuma-no-zho 1,007.8 189 180 6 44 3
Chugo 139.9 45 18 25 2 2
Takae 83.2 53 16 35 2 2
Madzuhiki 1,391... 113 44 65 899.9 4
1 over 100k.
4 over 30k.
Taki 725... 163 111 50 6 2
1 over 100k.
3 over 30k.
Koshiki-zhima 499 132 94 36 2.6 2
3 over 30k.
Akune 484... 133 79 52 2 2
5 over 30k.
Takaono 1,717... 240 194 44 3.2 2
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(Taka in (Zhu- fief-14 one-place13 (Taka of
including and churches (Churches)
koku) chu, holders, takers) in koku)
563 for the ji-to 1 ji-to
Nire Ukon sho-gen 4 over 30k.
dono, with 1 knight
Idzumi 7,822... 1116 845 267 100 4
2 over 200k.
7 over 100k.
37 over 30k.
Oguchi 3,636... 322 292 28 33 2
6 over 100k.
20 over 30k.
Yamano 286... 70 62 5 2 2
Hatsuki 475... 128 101 25 3.5 2
3 over 30k.
Tsuruda 392... 68 61 5 2 2
1 over 30k.
Omura 345... 82 50 30 9 2
1 over 30k.
Yamazaki 19... [?] 19 20
Kiyoshiki 1,122.7... 190 171 17 7.3 3
4 over 30k.
Yoshida, 838... 77 56 19 11.4 2
Kagoshima 1 over 200k.
3 over 30k.
"Total of the Satsuma to-zho:-
39,416.81471 5,159 3,913 1,154 3,103.875 92
"The to-zho of Osumi:
Kamo 2,605... 315 230 81 82... 4
1 over 100k.
25 over 30k.
Chosa 1,383... 183 83 97 89 3
1 over 200k.
1 over 100k.
7 over 30k.
Yamada, Chosa 147... 50 26 22 2.6 2
Sogi 133... 53 29 22 2 2
Honzho 274... 125 75 48 2 2
Magoshi 177... 91 43 46 2 2
Yunowo 73.8 37 16 19 2 2
Yoshimatsu 339... 89 43 44 2 2
Kurino 514... 151 103 45 25... 3
2 over 30k.
Yokogawa 990... 93 45 46 2 2
8 over 30k.
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(Taka in (Zhu- fief-14 one-place13 (Taka of
including and churches (Churches)
koku) chu, holders, takers) in koku)
Odori 138... 58 18 38 2
2 over 30k.
Mizobe 69 1
Hinata-yama 108... 37 21 15 2 1
So-no-kori 332... 107 34 70 41 3
2 over 30k.
Kiyomidzu 780... 119 116 1 19 2
2 over 30k.
Kokubu 5,794... 204 165 35 827 4
1 over 200k.
9 over 100k.
48 over 30k.
Shikine 225... 52 26 24 2 2
1 over 30k.
Fukuyama 888... 108 98 8 3.2 2
1 over 100k.
3 over 30k.
Takarabe 864... 171 106 63 15.2 2
6 over 30k.
Sueyoshi 1,827... 210 143 15 36 2
9 over 30k.
Tsuneyoshi 358... 75 49 24 2 2
1 over 30k.
Mobiki 124... 56 30 23 2 3
Kushira 680... 117 71 44 2 2
4 over 30k.
Koyama 2,672... 181 146 33 18 2
1 over 280k.
4 over 100k.
18 over 30k.
Aira 143... 45 28 15 29 2
O-aira 180... 56 26 28 2 2
Sada 81... 41 6 33 2 2
Tashiro 21... 67 1 64 2
O-nezhime 315... 149 36 111 7 2
1 over 39k.
Ushine 15... 44 2 40 2 2
Muko no shima 631... 89 89
1 over 30k.
"Total of the Osumi to-zho:-
22,491.29928 3,238 2,019 1,154 1,222.527 65
"The to-zho of Murakata;
Yoshida, Massaki 144.5 78 38 38 2 2
Makwanda 42.4 59 10 47 1.6 2
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(Taka in (Zhu- fief-14 one-place13 (Taka of
including and churches (Churches)
koku) chu, holders, takers) in koku)
Kakuto 1,153... 162 109 50 46.6 3
460...for the ji-to 1 ji-to
Ijichi Moku-emon dono; 1 over 30k.
1 knight
Iino 2085... 173 118 48 121.2 7
866... for the ji-to 1 ji-to
Daizen no suke dono; 7 over 30k.
1 knight
Suki 657.5 205 172 30 2.6 3
Kobayashi 783... 214 124 88 4.3 2
5 over 30k.
Takabaru 659... 232 132 98 28 2
5 over 30k.
Nozhiri 583... 153 115 36 3.8 2
2 over 30k.
Aya 1,402 175 160 13 6 2
411 for the ji-to 1 ji-to
Ono Sho-emon dono 1 over 30k.
Kuraoka 1,003 104 92 10 2 2
491...for the ji-to 1 ji-to
Ijichi Sado no kami dono 1 over 30k.
Mukasa 1,551 222 191 29 9.4 2
11 over 30k.
Takaoka 10,367... 487 461 21 109.2 5
1 man 426k. 2 knights
1 man 351k.
4 over 200k.
21 over 100k.
51 over 30k.
Taka-zho, Shonai,206... 165 108 53 26... 4
1 man 300k.
7 over 39k.
Yama-no-kuchi 231... 68 51 16 2.5 1
Katsuoka 175... 38 27 9 2 2
Matsuyama 452... 83 67 14 2 2
Shibushi 3,375... 248 203 39 543... 6
1 over 100k.
23 over 30k.
Osaki 817 130 92 36 5 2
5 over 30k.
"Total of the Murakata to-zho:-
26,692.9297 2,996 2,270 675 918.027 51
2,229...for 4 ji-to 7 knights
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(Taka in (Zhu- fief-14 one-place13 (Taka of
including and churches (Churches)
koku) chu, holders, takers) in koku)
"Total of the to-zho of Satsuma, Osumi, and Hiuga:-
88,601... 11,393 8,202 2,983 5,247... 208
2,794...for 5 ji-to 5 ji-to
3 between 300 and 400k.
10 over 200k.
64 over 100k.
445 over 30k.
8 knights
"Grand total, 692,246.32578 koku; zhu-chu 12,745 men,15-9,125 fief-holders,14
3,185 one-place takers13 (including 90 receivers of rice allowances):
235 churches; 489 knights;
of these:-
taka owing military service (gun-yaku kata),-490,009.13243 koku, inclusive of the
taka of the governor (koku-shi) of Ryu-kyu [islands];
church and temple domains,-10,729.953, for 235 [institutions];
the lord's domains, inclusive of the island,-195,671.94283;
the castles and residences,-6,565.2505;
deficient, probably because the places not yet placed under the
lord's control16 and the uki places have not been examined,-
7,609.51449.
"Kwan-ei 16 y., tsuchinoto u, 12 m. [January-February 1640]. The Taka Office."
1 See the introduction to No. 152. 2 De-gin, silver to render.
3 Age-chi, land [i.e., taka] to present.
4 Yaku-bun, emolument given during the tenure of an official position.
5 The 57th in a cycle. 6 See No. 152, n. 26.
7 Buddhist priest attached to the Shinto temple. 8 Shinto.
9 Iri-ban shu, literally, group or company(shu) entered into(iri) rotation(ban). Ban probably
means the organization of men stationed at Kagoshima, who were divided into groups called ban
(Iriki-in genealogy, n. 57). Iri-ban shu, then, may be those shu-chu of to-zho who were called
away to service at Kagoshima.
10 Iriki-in Shigeyori, the eighteenth lord. 11 The original copyist's note.
12 Kiri-mai tori. The appearance of these men is of special institutional importance, (see No. 151).
13 Ikka sho tori; see the next note.
14 Chi-gyo mochi and ikka sho tori. The distinction between the two classes may be that the
chi-gyo mochi(fief-holders) had land-holdings assigned to them, but the taxes from them were col-
lected into the central granary of Kagoshima or of the to-zho and thence distributed to the men;
and that the ikka sho tori(one-place takers), on the other hand, each held a single place and took
his income directly from it. An example of a small chi-gyo mochi was given in No. 152 B. At any
event, it is clear that the latter class should never be confused with the issho mochi, lords of
domains in the barony. An ikka sho tori was a small samurai; an issho mochi, a great lord.
15 In a letter from the government of the barony addressed to the baron's councillors at Edo,
dated Kwan-ei 6 y. 11 m. 21 d. (4 January 1630), occur the following numbers:-
"The Kagoshima shu, 962 men;
the to-zho shu, 8,760 men;
total, 9,712[sic] men." SK, supp., XI.
16 On shi hai.
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