Fukushima Domain  The area around Fukushima in the Muromachi period was part of the territory of the Date clan. Date Mochimune built on the site of present Fukushima Castle in 1413. In 1592, the area came under the control of Gamō Ujisato, and renamed the castle "Fukushima Castle". In 1600, the Battle of Matsukawa took place outside the castle. Following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, Fukushima was the centre of a "tenryō" territory with a "kokudaka" of 200,000 "koku". In 1679, Honda Tadakuni was transferred from Yamato-Koriyama Domain, marking the start of Fukushima Domain. However, he only ruled for three years before being transferred to Himeji Domain. Fukushima Domain was re-established in 1686 for Hotta Masanaka, formerly of Yamagata Domain. His son, Hotta Masatora was transferred back to Yamagata in 1700. Fukushima Domain was once again revived in 1702 for Itakura Shigehiro, formerly of Itaki Domain in Shinano Province. This cadet branch of the Itakura clan continued to rule Fukushima until the Meiji restoration. During the Bakumatsu period, with the start of the Boshin War, the domain joined the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei; however, its support of the Tokugawa cause was lukewarm, and upon hearing of the fall of neighbouring Nihonmatsu Castle to the Satchō Alliance, the 11th "daimyō", Itakura Katsumi, surrendered the castle without a fight. His successor, Itakura Katsusato, moved his seat from Fukushima to a small exclave controlled by the domain at Shigehara in Mikawa Province in 1869. he was later granted the "kazoku" title of "shishaku" (viscount) and served as a member of the House of Peers in the Meiji government. After the abolition of the han system in July 1871, Fukushima Domain became part of Fukushima Prefecture. As with most domains in the han system, Fukushima Domain consisted of several discontinuous territories calculated to provide the assigned "kokudaka", based on periodic cadastral surveys and projected agricultural yields.    was the 1st Itakura "daimyō" of Fukushima Domain. He was the eldest son of Itakura Shigetane, the "daimyō" of Sakaki Domain in Shinano Province.