the mibu clan, which had ruled this area since the muromachi period was destroyed at the battle of odawara in 1590, and their lands came under the control of the yūki clan. after the battle of sekigahara, tokugawa ieyasu assigned a 19,000 "koku" holding in this area to hineno yoshiaki, formerly of takashima domain in shinano province in 1602. hineno was instrumental in the construction of the nikkō tōshō-gū complex, and was rewarded for his efforts in 1634 by a transfer to funai domain (20,000 "koku").