Ii family crest “Tachibana”
Takasaki CastleTakasaki City, Gunma Prefecture
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- Gunma Prefecture
- Takasaki Castle
| Other name | Wada Castle |
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| castle construction | 1597 |
| address | Takamatsu Town, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture |
- Access to Takasaki Castle
- About 15 minutes walk from Takasaki Station on the JR Takasaki Line.
HISTORYAbout Takasaki Castle
Read biographies related to Takasaki Castle
- Naomasa IiIi's Red Demon
- The period of war, which was called the Sengoku period after the history of China, was brought to an end by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Among the vassals who helped Tokugawa Ieyasu unify the country, four particularly powerful ones are called the Tokugawa Four. One of these four heavenly kings, the foundation of the Hikone clan
History of the Takasaki Domain, whose domain office is Takasaki Castle
| Domain office | Takasaki Castle |
|---|---|
| old area | Gunma District, Ueno Province |
| stone height | 52,000 koku |
| Fudai/Tozama | Fudai |
| main lord | Ii family, Sakai family, Toda Matsudaira family, Fujii Matsudaira family, Ando family, Mabe family, Okochi Matsudaira family |
| Estimated population | 98,000 people (first year of the Meiji era) |
Naomasa Ii acquired 120,000 koku and established a feudal clan. Fudai feudal lords such as the Sakai family, the Toda Matsudaira family, the Fujii Matsudaira family, the Ando family, the Mabe family, and the Okochi Matsudaira family were replaced.
