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 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 …

Tozama daimyō held mostly large fiefs far away from the capital, with e.g. the Kaga han of Ishikawa Prefecture, headed by the Maeda clan, assessed at 1,000,000 koku. Other famous …

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

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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 …

Dec 16, 2012 · The two largest categories of daimyo were fudai and tozama. Lords whose ancestors had proven their loyalty to the Tokugawa before 1600 were commonly known as …

Ieyasu created three categories of daimyo, shinpan, fudai, and tozama, according to their relationship with the ruling Tokugawa family. The shinpan were direct kinsmen of Ieyasu, such …

Tozama daimyo (outside or enemy daimyo) were feudal lords labeled enemies by the Tokugawa regime for being on the wrong side at the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. They were excluded …

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 …