Matsuyama domain became Matsuyama prefecture after Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) and in November of the same year, the name was changed to Ishizuchi Prefecture due to merger and restructuring.
なお、松山藩は廃藩置県により松山県となり、同年11月には合併再編により石鐵県に改称された。