From the Sengoku period to the Azuchi-Momoyama period, Yamato Province was ruled by Tsutsui Junkei, who served under Oda Nobunaga, but after Junkei's death, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who took control of the country, sent Junkei's successor Tsutsui Sadatsugu to Iga. He transferred the territory to Ueno and gave Yamato to his younger brother Hidenaga in his place. Hidenaga gave his vassal Honda Toshihisa 15,000 koku of Takatori, and Toshihisa worked to improve and expand [1]Takatori Castle. Honda Toshimasa, who succeeded Toshihisa, served Hideyoshi after Hidenaga's death, but at the[2]Battle of Sekigahara, he sided with the eastern army and fought bravely against the western army that attacked Yamato, and was awarded 20,000 yen for his military service. The amount was increased to 5,000 koku (another theory says it was 30,000 koku). Also the Honda Owari clan has no blood relation to the Honda clan, including Honda Tadakatsu and Honda Masanobu.
Aerial view of Kouriyanaj CastleUemura Iesayu, the 13th next to last daimyo of Takatori DomainUemura Iehiro, final daimyo of [3] Takatori Domain
History
Honda Masatake, the son of Honda Toshimasa who succeeded him, was a skilled Go player and emerged victorious in the Go Honinbo match in 1610. He also displayed his military prowess by serving on the Tokugawa side during the [4]Siege of Osaka and actively participating in the restoration and construction of Osaka Castle and the Great Pagoda on Mt. Koya. Unfortunately, he passed away without leaving behind an heir in 1637, leading to the extinction of the Honda clan for a considerable period of time. The governance of the castle was then entrusted to Kuwayama Ichigen (Yamato-Shinjo domain) and Koide Yoshichika (Tamba Sonobe domain). Following the demise of the male line of the Uemura clan under Uemura Ietaka, the three feudal lords towards the end of the Edo period were all adopted from other families. Among them, Uemura Ieyasu, the 13th lord of the domain, achieved remarkable success in safeguarding the waters near Osaka and suppressing the Tenchu-gumi rebellion. He also played an active role in defending Kyoto. However, influenced by Tanisanzan, the Uemura clan held great respect for the king and consequently supported the government army during the Boshin War, guarding the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Subsequently, in collaboration with Oda Nagayoshi, the lord of Yamato Shibamura, they suppressed the former shogunate territory in Yamato. The final daimyo, Uemura Iehiro, became a chihan due to the Meiji restoration of land ownership in June 1869. In 1871, when the domain was abolished and prefectures were established, he resigned as the domain governor, leading to the dissolution of the Takatori Domain. Following this, Takatori was incorporated into Nara Prefecture through Takatori Prefecture.
