 This fief, the Tanakura Domain, was only worth 20,000 "koku", but when the Tanaka family holding Tachibana castle and Yanagawa died out, due to a lack of heirs, the Tachibana were restored to their old territory.Their income remained around 20,000 "koku", however.Holding onto this fief continuously through the rest of the Edo period, the Tachibana were granted the title of "Hakushaku" (Count) during the Meiji period, when the feudal system and samurai class were abolished.