- In this Japanese name, the family name is Tōdō.
| Tōdō Takatora | |
 Tōdō Takatora |
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First Lord of Imabari
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| In office 1600 – 1608 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Matsudaira Sadafusa |
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First Lord of Tsu
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| In office 1608 – 1630 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Tōdō Takatsugu |
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| Born | February 16, 1556 Tōdō Village, Ōmi Province, Japan |
| Died | November 9, 1630 (aged 74) Edo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Tōdō Takatora (藤堂高虎) (February 16, 1556 – November 9, 1630) was a Japanese daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through Edo period. He rose from relatively humble origins as an ashigaru (a foot soldier) to become a daimyo. During his lifetime he changed his feudal master seven times and worked for ten people, but in the end he rendered loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who became his last master.[1][2]
He was promoted rapidly under Hashiba Hidenaga, the younger brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and he participated in the invasions of Korea as a commander of Toyotomi's fleet. His fiefdom at that time was Iyo-Uwajima. During the Edo period, the wealth of each fiefdom was measured as a volume of rice production in koku. Iyo-Uwajima was assessed at 70,000 koku.[1][2]
At the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, although he was one of Toyotomi's main generals, he sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu. After war he was given a larger fiefdom, Iyo-Imabari, assessed at 200,000 koku. Later in life he was made lord of Tsu (with landholdings in Iga and Ise), a domain of 320,000 koku.
Todo Takatora is also famous for excelling in castle design. He is said to have been involved in building as many as twenty castles.[1][2]
| Preceded by none |
First Lord of Imabari 1600-1608 |
Succeeded by Matsudaira Sadafusa |
| Preceded by none |
First Lord of Tsu 1608-1630 |
Succeeded by Tōdō Takatsugu |
References
- ^ a b c "戦国 出世の方程式 ～藤堂高虎 大坂夏の陣の大勝負～、日本放送協会 (The formula for promotion in the Sengoku ages, Todo Takatora's Challenge in the Osaka Castle Summer War, by NHK" (in Japanese). http://www.nhk.or.jp/sonotoki/2005_09.html#03. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
- ^ a b c "津市 文化課 藤堂高虎 (The city of Tsu official homepage)" (in Japanese). http://www.info.city.tsu.mie.jp/modules/bunkaka/article.php?articleid=108. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
- (Japanese) Tōdō family information (25 Sept. 2007)
External links
- Works by or about Tōdō Takatora in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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