Karatsu Domain
| Karatsu Domain 唐津藩 | |
|---|---|
| Domain of Japan | |
| 1593–1871 | |
Mon of the Ogasawara clan
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Donjon of Karatsu Castle | |
| Capital | Karatsu Castle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Daimyō |
| Daimyō | |
• 1593-1633 | Terazawa Hirotaka (first) |
• 1840-1871 | Ogasawara Nagakuni (last) |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1593 |
• Disestablished | 1871 |
| Today part of | Saga Prefecture |
Location of Kashima Castle Karatsu Domain (Japan) | |
Karatsu Domain 唐津藩 (Karatsu han), located in Hizen Province, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was centered on Karatsu Castle, in what is now the urban center of the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. It was ruled by a number of Fudai daimyō clans in its history, and was controlled in the Bakumatsu period by the Ogasawara clan.