Editing Tango Province (section)

==History==

===Early history===
The Tango region prospered around the Takeno River basin (present-day [[Kyōtango]] city) during the [[Kofun period]], during which time many keyhole-shaped [[kofun|burial mounds]] were constructed. As coins from the [[Xin dynasty]] of northern China have been found in the from the [[Hakoishihama Site]] in Kumihama, Kyōtango, it is clear that the area had trade connections with the Asian continent. Also, in the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'', when the Yamato Kingdom sent four generals in four directions to conquer the country, ancient [[Tanba Province|Tanba]] was the only specific destination mentioned, highlighting its importance to the Yamato rulers as a transportation center towards Asia.

The province of Tango was created in 713 during the reign of [[Empress Genmei]] by separating the northern five districts (Kasa District, Yoza District, Tamba District (later Naka District), Takeno District, and Kumano District) of northern Tanba Province.<ref name="Titsingh64">Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). {{Google books|18oNAAAAIAAJ|''Annales des empereurs du japon,'' p. 64.|page=64}}</ref>  In ''Wadō 5'' (712), [[Mutsu Province]] had been severed from [[Dewa Province]].<ref name="Titsingh64"/> The  "[[Wamyō Ruijushō]]" lists 35 townships in the area, and states that the area was ruled by the Tanba-no-atai clan, who were the ''[[Kuni no miyatsuko]]''. Per the ''[[Kujiki]]'', this clan claimed descent from the ''[[kami]]'' [[Amenohoakari]],who was either the younger brother or son of [[Ninigi|Ninigi-no-mikoto]]. The [[kokufu|provincial capital]] was located in Kasa District, possibly in the Fuchū neighborhood of [[Miyazu, Kyoto|Miyazu]], but the precise location is uncertain. The site of the [[Tango Kokubun-ji]] (also in Miyazu) is known, and is a [[Monuments of Japan|National Historic Site]]. The ''[[Engishiki]]'' records of 927 list seven major and 58 minor [[Shinto shrine]]s, with [[Kono Shrine|Kono Jinja]] as the ''[[ichinomiya]]'' of the province.<ref>[http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/images/uploads/EOS070712Ab.pdf "Nationwide List of ''Ichinomiya''", p. 2.]; retrieved 2011-08-10</ref>

During the early [[Muromachi period]], the [[Yamana clan]] were ''[[shugo]]'' of Tango province, but they were supplanted by the [[Isshiki clan]] in 1392. The Isshiki ruled until replaced by [[Hosokawa Fujitaka]] in 1579, who constructed [[Tanabe Castle (Tango)|Tanabe Castle]], also known as “Maizuru Castle” under orders of [[Oda Nobunaga]].

===Edo Period===
In 1600, the Hosokawa clan was transferred to [[Kyushu]] and all of Tango Province was awarded to [[Kyōgoku Takatomo]], who established [[Miyazu Domain]] under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. In 1622, he divided his 123,000 ''[[koku]]'' holdings, with 35,000 ''koku'' going to his third son, Kyōgoku Takamitsu,who established a cadet branch at [[Tango-Tanabe Domain]] and 10,000 ''koku'' to a grandson, [[Kyōgoku Takamichi]],who established [[Mineyama Domain (Tango)|Mineyama Domain]]. This proved a wise decision, as in 1666 The Kyōgoku clan was dispossessed of Miyazu Domain for bad administration,  and reduced to ''[[hatamoto]]'' status. Miyazu Domain was reduced in size and passed to a number of ''[[fudai daimyō]]'' clans until 1758 when it came under the control of the Honjō-Matsudaira clan. Tango-Tanabe Domain fared better in that it remained in Kyōgoku hands until 1668, when the clan was transferred to [[Toyooka Domain]] in [[Tajima Province]] and replaced by a cadet branch of the [[Makino clan]]. Mineyama Domain remained with the Kyōgoku until the [[Meiji restoration]]. Territory directly controlled by the shogunate was administered by Kumihama ''daikanshō''. During the Edo Period, Tango province was somewhat of a backwater, due to its geographical location. In the mid-Edo period, Mineyama Domain brought in craftsmen from [[Nishijin]] to introduce the technique of producing silk [[crepe (textile)|crepe]] cloth, which was named ''Tango chirimen''. This became a regional speciality and a source of income for both Miyazu and Mineyama Domains.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Bakumatsu period domains
|-
! Name !! Clan !! Type !! ''[[kokudaka]]''
|-
| [[File:Mon Neun Augen.svg|25px]] [[Miyazu Domain|Miyazu]] || [[Matsudaira clan|Honjō-Matsudaira clan]] || ''Fudai'' || 70,000 ''koku''
|-
| [[File:Maru-ni Mitsu-Gashiwa.png|25px]] [[Tango-Tanabe Domain|Tango-Tanabe]] || [[Makino clan]] || ''Fudai'' || 35,000 ''koku''
|-
| [[File:Japanese_crest_Yotumeyui.svg|25px]] [[Mineyama Domain (Tango)|Mineyama]] ||  [[Kyōgoku clan]] || ''Tozama'' || 13,000 ''koku''
|}