In Edo period, though there were not any daimyo who governed the whole province, instead there were seven "domains" (han) in the province; Tanba-Kameyama, Sonobe, Ayabe, Yamaga, Sasayama (Yakami), Tanba-Kaibara, and Fukuchiyama Domain.
江戸時代は一国を有する大名は出なかったものの一国7藩（丹波亀山藩、園部藩、綾部藩、山家藩、篠山藩（八上藩）、丹波柏原藩、福知山藩があった。