| Initially because of a need for administration of rural areas etc, samurai status was conferred upon surviving retainers of the previous domain rulers (Konishi and Kato clans) who had returned to farming as well as local clans. |
はじめは農村行政等の必要性から前領主、小西・加藤氏の帰農遺臣や土豪に士格を追認したのは他藩と同様である。 |