Mr. Doi

Japanese: 土井氏 - どいうじ

A feudal lord in the early modern period. Fudai. Said to be a branch of the Toki clan of the Seiwa Genji. There are various theories about the origins of Doi Toshikatsu, the ancestor of the Doi clan in the Edo period, but he served as a close attendant to Tokugawa Hidetada, who became the second shogun, and later became a senior councilor and then a chief advisor. In 1602 (Keicho 7), he was granted 10,000 koku in Omigawa, Shimousa, and this was gradually increased until in 1633 (Kan'ei 10), he was granted 160,000 koku in Koga, Shimousa. After Toshikatsu's death, his illegitimate sons Toshinaga and Toshifusa received their share of the land, and after Toshikatsu, Toshitaka, Toshishige, and Toshihisa were named, but Toshihisa died out as he had no children. However, due to Toshikatsu's achievements, Toshitaka's second son, Yoshimitsu, succeeded him as the head priest.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世大名。譜代。清和源氏土岐氏の庶流と伝える。江戸時代，土井氏の祖となる土井利勝の出自には諸説があるが，2代将軍となる徳川秀忠に近侍し，のち老中，大老となった。1602年(慶長7)下総小見川で1万石を得，順次加増されて1633年(寛永10)下総古河（こが）16万石を得た。利勝の死後，庶子の利長，利房に分知があり，利勝のあと利隆，利重，利久と続くが，利久に子なく断絶。しかし利勝の功によって，利隆の次男利益をもって宗祀を継いだ。

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