Sunpu Domain (2/2)Territories under the direct control of the Shogunate

Furthermore, no matter how important the occupation was, there are almost no records left of Sunpu Castle.
During the transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period, the Tokugawa family, who replaced Tokugawa Yoshinobu as the head of the Tokugawa family, revived the Sunpu clan for a while and assumed the position of lord.

At this time, the Tokugawa clan was still young, less than 10 years old, and even though they were lords, they were only nominally in charge.The actual political affairs were carried out by Kazuo Okubo, a quasi-churon, and his assistants were Kaishu Katsu, Tesshu Yamaoka, and others. was appointed.
At that time, the Sunpu domain's finances deteriorated rapidly, and Eiichi Shibusawa was appointed to rebuild it.

In the 4th year of Meiji, the Sunpu domain was officially abolished, and the Tokugawa family moved to Tokyo and later went to England to study.
After that, the Tokugawa family held important positions such as the chairman of the House of Peers, and at one point was even considered a candidate for prime minister, but in the end he was not successful and remained involved in national politics until the age of 76.

Summary of Sunpu domain

The Sunpu domain was for a time ruled by Tokugawa Ieyasu's children and grandchildren, but it finally came under the direct control of Tokugawa Iemitsu's younger brother Tadanaga.
If the clan had continued as it was, it might have become a powerful clan on a par with the three Gosanke clans.