Han of Mizu no Kuni



= The Han of Mizu no Kuni, or the 'Domains of Water Country =

Like many countries of the world, the Country of Water has long been considered 'too large' to simply be administered by the Daimyo, and to have too much space and too many people for a singular central government to rule it. As a result, in an amount of time ago no one can remember, the Country of Water began to doll out 'han', or 'domains' to those loyal to it, handing them down to that nobleman or noblewoman's descendants.

Over time, the several regions of Mizu no Kuni, ended up being over 40 'Han', or 'Domains', though most of the time, they are referred to as 'provinces' or 'regions'. These regions are often ruled in a laisse faire sort of governing, with the rulers not necessarily residing there, and allowing villages to spring up to farm the area, so long as they pay taxes for use of the land. Many Clans, shinobi and otherwise, within the country have territory in one of the han, or an entire han under their governorship. This is one of the reasons for clan is Water Country's notorious 'survival rate.'

The Map of Hans' Legend
1) The Domain of Kirigakure no Sato (Ruled by Kirigakure no Sato, and the Mizukage) 2) The Domain of Avalon (Ruled by the Daimyo of Water Country, directly.) 3) The Han of the Umikoi Clan (Ruled by the Umikoi Clan) 4) The Han of Nami (Unruled, loosely governed by the Daimyo and the Kirigakure Domain, watched over by the Umikoi Clan. Han of the Umikoi before the country's last 'bloodline genocide' and the virtual destruction of the Umikaze/Umikaze clan.) 5) The Han of the Namikaze (Loosely ruled by the few remnants of the Namikaze Clan, most taxes from this area support the shrines there and the countries poor.) 6) The Han of Kame (Unruled, loosely governed by the Daimyo, and the Kirigakure Domain, Han of the Umikoi before the country's last 'bloodline genocide' and the virtual destruction of the Umikaze/Umikoi clan.) 7) The Han of Tazu (Unruled, loosely governed by the Daimyo, and the Kirigakure Domain, Han of the Umikoi before the country's last 'bloodline genocide', and the virtual destruction of the Umikaze/Umikoi Clan.) 8) The Shire of Teijuu (Loosely governed by the Daimyo, his domain, but primarily ruled by the people within the shire itself's villages and the like. (The others will be filled out as they are claimed.)