| Iwakuni Domain 岩国藩 | |
|---|---|
| Domain of Japan | |
| 1600–1871 | |
 Kin-un-kaku pavilon in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi | |
 Mon of the Kikkawa clan
| |
| Capital | Iwakuni Castle |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 4°10′30.92″N 132°10′27.23″E / 4.1752556°N 132.1742306°E |
| Historical era | Edo period |
• Established | 1600 |
| 1871 | |
| Contained within | |
| • Province | Suō Province |
| Today part of | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
Location of Iwakuni Castle
Iwakuni Domain (Japan)
Iwakuni Domain (岩国藩, Iwakuni-han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now southeastern Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was centered around Iwakuni jin'ya and was ruled throughout its history the Kikkawa clan. Iwakuni Domain was dissolved in the abolition of the han system in 1871.[1][2][3]
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