Doi Toshifusa was the 1st Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain in
Echizen Province under the
Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Toshifusa was the fourth son of the
tairō Doi Toshikatsu. In 1644, at the age of 13, his father ordered that he establish a cadet branch of the clan and assigned him a fief of 10,000
koku. He was granted the
courtesy title of
Noto-no-kami and court rank of Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade in 1646. His revenues were doubled to 20,000
koku in 1658. In 1661, he served as a
sōshaban and is 1663 as a
wakadoshiyori. He received an additional 5,000
koku in 1670. From 1679 to 1681, he was appointed a
rōjū under
Shōgun Tokugawa Ietsuna, and received an additional 15,000
koku, bringing his estate to a total of 40,000
koku. His court rank was also increased to Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade and he gained the additional courtesy title of
jijū. In 1682, he became
daimyō of Ōno Domain. His wife was a daughter of
Tsugaru Nobuyoshi of
Hirosaki Domain. He died in 1683.
Doi Toshitomo was the 2nd Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain. Toshitomo was the eldest son of Doi Toshifusa and therefore the grandson of the
tairō Doi Toshikatsu. He was born at the domain's residence in Kandabashi,
Edo. Although the eldest son, he was born to a concubine and was raised by a retainer after the birth of his younger brother Toshiyoshi to Toshifusa's official wife; however, on his father's death in 1683, he inherited the title of
daimyō. He underwent the
genpuku ceremony in 1688 and received the
courtesy title of
Kai-no-kami and court rank of Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade. When Honda Shigemasu of
Maruoka Domain was dispossessed by the shogunate in 1695, he was assigned to oversee the transfer, and in 1696 he was appointed to the post of
Osaka Kaban. These assignments placed a severe strain on the domain's finances, and fearing a peasant revolt, he was forced to apply for a reduction in then domain's taxes in 1697. In 1722, he served as a
sōshaban, but during the same year, the domain's Edo residence burned down, once again creating a financial crisis. In 1730, he was able to clear the domain's debts by issuing
paper money. In 1741, citing illness, he resigned as
sōshaban and in 1743, he turned the domain over to his son and took the tonsure. He died at Ōno Castle in 1745. His wife was a daughter of
Inaba Masanori of
Odawara Domain.
Doi Toshihiro was the 3rd Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain. Toshihiro was the eldest son of Doi Toshitomo and was born at the domain's residence in Mejirodai,
Edo. His
courtesy title was
Iga-no-kami and court rank was Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade. He became
daimyō on the retirement of his father in 1743. During his short tenure, he codified many of the laws and regulations of the domain. He died in Edo in 1746 at the young age of 29. His wife was a daughter of
Sengoku Masafusa of
Izushi Domain.
Doi Toshisada was the 4th Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain. Toshisada was the eldest son of Doi Toshihiro and was born to a concubine at the domain's residence in Sugikaibashi,
Edo. His
courtesy title was
Noto-no-kami and court rank was Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade. He became
daimyō on the death of his father in 1745; however, due to his age, domain affairs were managed by senior retainers during his minority. He was appointed Osaka kaban in 1759; however, through the remaining years of his tenure, the domain suffered from fires, repeated crop failures and continuing financial crisis, cumulated in a peasant revolt from 1787 to 1789. He retired in favour of his adopted son in 1805, and died at the domain's Meijirodai residence in 1807. His wife was a daughter of
Sakai Tadazumi of
Himeji Domain.
Doi Toshinori was the 5th Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain. Toshinori was born in
Hikone as the tenth son of
Ii Naohide of
Hikone Domain. In 1791, he married Matsu, the fourth daughter of Doi Toshisada and was adopted as heir. His
courtesy title was
Ukyo-no-suke, later
Nakatsukasa-no-shoyu, and his court rank was Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade. In 1797, Matsu died and he remarried to the daughter of
Okabe Nagatomo of
Kishiwada Domain. He became
daimyō on the retirement of Doi Toshisada in 1805. In 1808, he was granted the courtesy title of
Kai-no-kami and in 1809, the title of
Miki-no-kami. He died in 1818 at the domain's Mejirodai residence.
Doi Toshikata was the 6th Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain. Toshikata was born in
Edo as the eleventh son of
Kuze Hiroyasu of
Sekiyado Domain. In 1809, he married Toshi, the daughter of Doi Toshinori and was adopted as heir He became
daimyō in 1810 on Toshinori's retirement. His
courtesy title was
Kai-no-kami, and his court rank was Junior 5th Rank, Lower Grade. In 1812, he was appointed
Osaka Kaban, and like his predecessors, found that this was a severe strain on the domain's finances. However, he did not take any action, preferring to let his retainers worry about such issues. He died in 1818 at Ōno Castle without male heir.
Doi Toshitada was the 7th Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain. He was noted for reforming the domain by establishing a
han school based on
rangaku teachings and structuring the domain's military along western lines. He also reformed the domain's legal codes and finances, and established a network of stores throughout central Japan for trading goods and lending money. Although the domain was landlocked, he also purchased ships and was a major force in the Edo period development of
Karafuto (Sakhalin).
Doi Toshitsune was the 8th (and final) Doi
daimyō of Ōno Domain. Toshitsune was the third son of Toshitada and was born in Ōno. His wife was a daughter of
Doi Toshinori of
Koga Domain. He accompanied his father to
Edo in 1862, and became
daimyō later the same year. In 1863, he accompanied
Shōgun Tokugawa Ieshige to
Kyoto. In 1864, the domain used a
scorched earth strategy to keep the forces of the
Mito Rebellion from crossing into its territory, burning down hundreds of houses and farms near its border, and thus creating much resentment by the local inhabitants. In 1865, with the start of the
Boshin War, the domain quickly defeated to the Imperial side, and sent its forces to participate in the
Battle of Hakodate. In 1869, Toshitsune was appointed imperial governor until the
abolition of the han system in 1871. In 1884, he was awarded the title of
shishaku (viscount) in the new
kazoku peerage. == See also ==