Tsu han
Encyclopedia
was a Japanese domain of the Edo
period, ruled by the tozama
Tōdō clan. It was located in the former Ise Province
, now known as Mie Prefecture
. The Tsu domain's switch to the side of the Satsuma-Chōshū coalition
in 1868 is said to be what tipped the balance in the latter's favor during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi
.
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
period, ruled by the tozama
Tozama
A ' was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period.-Edo period:...
Tōdō clan. It was located in the former Ise Province
Ise Province
or was a province of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces.The ancient provincial capital was at Suzuka...
, now known as Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
. The Tsu domain's switch to the side of the Satsuma-Chōshū coalition
Satcho Alliance
The ', or Satchō Alliance was a military alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū formed in 1866 to combine their efforts to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan....
in 1868 is said to be what tipped the balance in the latter's favor during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi
Battle of Toba-Fushimi
The occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868 , when the forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and the allied forces of Chōshū, Satsuma and Tosa domains clashed near Fushimi...
.
List of Daimyo
- Tōdō clan (220,000->323,000 kokuKokuThe is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
, 1608-1871)
- TakatoraTodo Takatorawas a Japanese daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through Edo period. He rose from relatively humble origins as an ashigaru to become a daimyo...
- Takatsugu
- Takahisa
- Takachika
- Takatoshi
- Takaharu
- Takaaki
- Takanaga
- Takasato
- Takasawa
- TakayukiTodo Takayukiwas a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Tsu Domain. Takayuki's sudden betrayal of the Tokugawa forces at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi was one of the decisive factors which turned the battle in the imperial army's favor....
- Takakiyo
Further reading
- Fukuizumi Shigeyuki 福泉重之 (1979). Bakumatsu Tōdō-han no kashin nichiroku. Edited by Kuwa Yoshihiko 桑義彥. Tsu: Mie-ken kyōdo shiryō kankōkai 三重県鄉土資料刊行会.