出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/01/26 18:54 UTC 版)
Saga Domain (佐賀藩, Saga-han) was a han, or feudal domain, in Tokugawa period Japan. Largely contiguous with Hizen Province on Kyūshū, the domain was governed from Saga Castle in the capital city of Saga by the Nabeshima clan of tozama daimyō. Though the Dutch and Chinese trading posts in Nagasaki were overseen directly by officials of the Tokugawa shogunate, the domain was largely responsible for the military defense of the city and the port. The domain is also sometimes unofficially known as Hizen-han or Nabeshima-han.