Tozama daimyō
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Tozama daimyō was a class of powerful magnates or daimyō considered to be outsiders by the ruler of Japan during the Edo period. Tozama daimyō were classified in the Tokugawa shogunate as daimyō who b
Matsumae Takahiro, the only tozama daimyō to become an Elder or rōjū (老中) during the Edo period (江戸時代)
Fudai daimyō
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Fudai daimyō was a class of daimyō in the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa before the Battle of Sekigahara. Fudai daimyō and their descendants filled the ranks o
Honda Tadakatsu, a famous fudai daimyō of the early Edo period.
Hayashi Tadataka, a famous fudai daimyō of the Bakumatsu period.