Tozama daimyō (外様大名, "outside daimyō") was a class of powerful magnates or daimyō (大名) considered to be outsiders by the ruler of Japan during the Edo period (江戸時代). [1] Tozama daimyō were classified in the Tokugawa shogunate (江戸幕府) as daimyō who became hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa after the Battle of ...

Tozama daimyo, (Japanese: “outside daimyo”), nonhereditary feudal lord or daimyo in Japan during the Tokugawa period (1603–1867), whose house had been equal to the Tokugawa house before the establishment of the shogunate (hereditary military dictatorship).

Dec 16, 2012 · Lords whose ancestors had proven their loyalty to the Tokugawa before 1600 were commonly known as fudai, while lords with more suspect allegiances were known as tozama, literally “outsiders.” This relationship between sixteenth-century lords and Tokugawa Ieyasu is well understood.

Fudai and tozama daimyo were two categories of feudal lords in Japan during the late Sengoku period and the early Edo period. Fudai daimyo were vassals who had historically served the Tokugawa family and held lands near Edo, while tozama daimyo were outsiders who had not served the Tokugawa before their ascendance and often held territories ...

Daimyo were classed according to their relationships to the shogun as kinsmen (shimpan), hereditary vassals (fudai), and less-trusted allies (tozama; meaning “outsiders”).

The tozama (outside lords) were the third category of daimyo. They were from families that had achieved daimyo status prior to the Battle of Sekigahara, independently of the Tokugawa, to whom they did not swear fealty until after that crucial combat.

Tozama daimyo was a class of daimyo in Edo period defined according to ancestry. The term 'tozama' originally indicated a vassal whose relationship with the lord was not tight.

A tozama daimyo (外様大名, tozama-daimyō[1]?, ‘outside daimyo’) 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.

Tozama daimyo in Edo-period Japan, a daimyō considered an outsider by the shōgun, from those families who submitted to the Tokugawa shōgunate after the Battle of Sekigahara, including both daimyō who fought with the Tokugawa and those who fought against them

Feb 15, 2022 · Tozama Daimyo. Tozama daimyo were daimyo who had not been vassals of Ieyasu in 1600 and their descendants. Many of them, especially the greater ones, had close ties with the shogunate, including marriage ties, but they did not take part in the bureaucracy or concern themselves with national affairs, at least publicly.