Toyama clan
The Toyama clan (toyamahan) is clan of Kaga Domain in the clan with the territory partially of Etchu (roughly supernatural river valley). The clan agency is a Toyama castle (Toyama city). The feudal lord is Mr. Maeta. It is assumed that the territory was 100,000 Koku, and about 80,000 substantially Koku.
Two generation Sei was interested in medicine manufacture, made the manufacturing method of the medicine known in the territory, and built the base of the business of a druggist.
It became Toyama Prefecture by the abolition of clans and establishment of prefectures in July, 1871. It becomes Shinkawa Prefecture unifying the Tonami-gun and the Shinkawa-gun in the old Kaga Domain territory in November of the same year, the Imizu-gun also incorporates in September, 1872, and Etchu becomes one prefecture. Toyama Prefecture was set up dividing four counties in Etchu again in May, 1883, and the area in present Toyama Prefecture was fixed though it was amalgamated once in April, 1876 by Ishikawa Prefecture.
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