Torii-shi

Japanese: 鳥居氏 - とりいうじ

A feudal lord in the early modern period. Fudai. He lived in Watari, Mikawa Province, and during his time as Tadakichi, served Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, the grandfather of Tokugawa Ieyasu. His son Torii Mototada served as a subordinate of Ieyasu's hatamoto and was a distinguished military commander in various battles, and died defending Fushimi Castle during the Battle of Sekigahara. His son Torii Tadamasa became a daimyo of Yamagata with 220,000 koku of land, but was stripped of his title during the time of his eldest son, Tadatsune. However, Tadatsune's younger brother Tadaharu was given 32,000 koku of land at Takato Castle in Shinano Province, and during the time of his grandson Tadateru, he was transferred three times and settled in Mibu Castle in Shimotsuke Province with 30,000 koku of land in 1712 (Shotoku 2).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世大名。譜代。三河国渡里（わたり）(渡)に住し，忠吉のとき徳川家康の祖父松平清康に仕えた。その子鳥居元忠は家康の旗本の部将として諸合戦に軍功があり，関ヶ原の戦のとき伏見城を守り戦死。その子鳥居忠政は山形22万石の大名となるが，嫡子忠恒の代に改易となった。しかし忠恒の弟忠春に信濃国高遠城3万2000石が与えられ，その孫忠英（ただてる）のとき3度の移封をへて1712年(正徳2)下野国壬生城3万石に定着。

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