Fukuchiyama Domain (2/2)Produced several cultural daimyo

The Great Kyoho Famine occurred during the reign of Gentsuna Kuchiki, the fifth generation lord of the domain, and a great commotion called the ``Kyoho Complaint'' broke out.
In response to this, Gentsuna Kuchiki made efforts to rebuild the domain's finances by cutting back on his own life to the absolute limit, and even gave permission to hold Akechi Mitsuhide's memorial service. Furthermore, this Goryo-e puja has been passed down as the Gorei-sai even today.

Tsunasada Kuchiki, the 6th lord of the domain, studied painting with Norinobu Kano and was blessed with cultural talent, leaving behind works such as ``Gakukocho.'' However, because he had no political ability, disputes over the family estate and financial difficulties became serious.

The 7th feudal lord, Yosutsuna Kuchiki, wrote ``Pseudo-German Language'' and worked hard for literary politics, such as laying the foundation for the establishment of a domain school, but he died of illness seven years after taking over as head of the family, halfway through reforms. .

Masatsuna Kuchiki, the 8th lord of the feudal domain, had a hobby of collecting old coins from an early age, and in 1772, he entered the Western studies school of Ryotaku Maeno.
His contemporaries included Genpaku Sugita, who translated ``Kaitai Shinsho.''

He actively interacted with the head of a Dutch trading post, and at the age of 38, when he became the lord of the domain, he published ``Western Zenfu.''
After that, he published numerous works such as ``Taisikoshi Map Theory'', ``Japanese and Chinese Kokinizumi Coin Collection'', and ``Shinsen Zenfusen'', demonstrating his top-notch talent as a cultural figure.

On the other hand, they do not have much political power, and the feudal government continues to tilt.
The old coins he collected were later sold overseas to rebuild the feudal government, and some of them are stored in the British Museum.

The ninth lord of the domain, Michitsuna Kuchiki, died young at the young age of 36.

Tsunakata Kuchiki, the 10th lord of the domain, lost interest in the domain's politics and quickly retired as his finances worsened due to frequent disasters such as fires in his domain.

The 11th lord of the domain, Tsunajo Kuchiki, was also a talented man and was said to be a future Roju candidate, but he passed away at the young age of 36.

During the era of the 12th Kuchiki Tsunawari, two people, Harai Sozaemon and Ichikawa Giemon, imposed heavy taxes on the people of their fiefs in the name of "hansei reform", resulting in a large-scale taxation in 1860. A peasant uprising occurs.
Tsunabari Kuchiki took responsibility for this and resigned from the role of performer assigned to him by the shogunate.
Later, at the end of the Edo period, he participated in the coastal defense of Settsu Province, the Kinmon Incident, and the Second Choshu Expedition as part of the Sabaku faction, but died of illness at the age of 53 without seeing the Meiji Restoration through.

The last lord of the domain, Tametsuna Kuchiki, was active as a member of the Sabaku faction, such as guarding the former residence of Shoshidai in Kyoto, but at the Battle of Toba and Fushimi, he was unable to join up with the Shogunate army and withdrew, and then joined the San'in Do Chinbusushi led by Kinmochi Saionji. I surrendered.
After the Meiji Restoration, he became the governor of Fukuchiyama Prefecture, but in 1888 he was dismissed and moved to Tokyo.

Afterwards, he returned to Fukuchiyama and did his best to help the samurai class in need, but he passed away at the age of 39.
His son, Tsunasada Kuchiki, became a major general in the army and is active as an authority on gunpowder.

Fukuchiyama clan summary

The Fukuchiyama clan's finances began to deteriorate from the time the Kuchiki family began its rule, and peasant uprisings occurred many times until the end of the Edo period.
The people who served as feudal lords for generations had excellent cultural talent, and if the feudal domain had been rich in finances, they might have made even greater achievements.
The Kuchiki family's collection is now regularly exhibited at the local history museum within Fukuchiyama Castle.