Tōdō clan
Japanese samurai clan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tōdō clan (Japanese: 藤堂氏, Hepburn: Tōdō-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan of humble origins from the Inukami District of Ōmi Province. Under Hideyoshi, Tōdō ruled Uwajima at Iyo province. During the Edo period, the Tōdō ruled most of Ise Province and all of Iga Province as daimyō (feudal lords) of Tsu Domain (320,000 koku) under the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Tōdō clan 藤堂 | |
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Home province | Ōmi Province |
Titles | daimyō of Tsu Domain |
Founder | Tōdō Takatora |
Final ruler | Tōdō Takakiyo |
Founding year | 1585 |
Ruled until | 1871 (abolishment of the han system) |
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