The Kii Tanabe domain was governed by the Mikawa Ando clan, who were the chief retainers of the Kishu Tokugawa family and were granted the fief in Kii Province for helping successive lords of Kishu.
紀伊田辺藩（きいたなべはん）は、紀州徳川家の家老三河安藤氏が治めた藩で、歴代紀州藩主を補佐し、紀伊国に所領を与えられた。