Tokugawa Yoshinori
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was a Japanese daimyo
of the late Edo period
, who ruled the Owari Domain
. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, who was the 14th lord of Owari.
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
of the late Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, who ruled the Owari Domain
Owari Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the...
. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, who was the 14th lord of Owari.