There are many theories about when Hasunoike Domain was established, as documentary evidence in unclear. Most accounts agree that it was created in 1642 for
Nabeshima Motoshige, the eldest son of the first
daimyō of
Saga Domain,
Nabeshima Katsushige. Although Motoshige was the eldest son, he was displaced in the line of succession for Saga Domain by his younger half-brother,
Nabeshima Tadanao, whose mother was a daughter of
Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Motoshige was assigned a
kokudaka of 73,000
koku, which was taken directly from Saga Domain's revenues, with no specific estates granted. He also served as an advisor to
Shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu. The headquarters of the domain were within the
Nishi-no-maru (west
bailey) of
Saga Castle. Nabeshima Motoshige's son,
Nabeshima Naoyoshi became second
daimyō and constructed a ''
jin'ya in Ogi. Naoyoshi was famous as a literary daimyō
. His son, Nabeshima Mototake rose to high positions within the Tokugawa shogunate under Shōgun''
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi; however, from his time onwards, the domain's financial situation was very severe and on the verge of bankruptcy, causing relations with the main line at Saga Domain to become increasingly strained. During the time of the seventh
daimyō,
Nabeshima Naoyuki, the domain did not have enough funds for the shogunate's business and petitioned the shogunate for a loan, but this angered the shogunate and led to a scolding, and the
daimyō of the main Saga Domain was also punished by being banned from entering
Edo Castle. The ninth
daimyō,
Nabeshima Naotaka, wanted to become independent from Saga Domain with the prestige of a castle-holding
daimyō, but his petition was rejected in 1816. During the
Boshin War of the
Meiji Restoration,
Nabeshima Naotora, the 11th and final
daimyō, supported the
Satchō Alliance was called upon to lead Ogi's forces against the Tokugawa remnants at
Akita in northern Japan. For his loyalty to
Emperor Meiji and efforts in the war, the revenues of Ogi Domain were raised by an additional 5,000
koku in August 1869. However, this reward was only nominal, as with the
abolition of the han system less than two years later in 1871 Ogi Domain became Ogi Prefecture, and later became part of Imari Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Mizuma Prefecture, and Nagasaki Prefecture, before being incorporated back into Saga Prefecture. Nabeshima Naotora and his heirs were granted the title of
viscount (
shishaku) under the
kazoku peerage. The site of Ogi jin’ya is now Ogi park, noted for its gardens,
Shinto shrine and
sakura blossoms. ==Holdings at the end of the Edo period==