Torii Tadamasa

In this Japanese name, the surname is Torii.

Torii Tadamasa (鳥居 忠政, 1567 – October 2, 1628) was a Japanese feudal lord of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu and played a role in controlling the military in the eastern provinces.[1][2]

The second son of Ieyasu's chief vassal Torii Mototada,[3] when his father was killed in the Battle of Sekigahara, Tadamasa inherited Yahagi Domain in Shimōsa Province, worth 40,000 koku.[2] For distinguished service in the battle, he was awarded Iwakitaira Domain in Japan's Mutsu Province, worth 100,000 to 120,000 koku.[1][3]

In 1622, he was moved to the larger fief of Yamagata in Dewa Province, worth 220,000 koku.[1] In 1626, the first actual land survey of the region was carried out in Yamagata; the survey became widely known as the "Sakyo Rope".[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Yokoyama, Akio. "鳥居忠政". 朝日日本歴史人物事典 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co., Ltd. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Kotobank.
  2. ^ a b "鳥居忠政". 日本人名大辞典+Plus (in Japanese) (Digital ed.). Kodansha. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Kotobank.
  3. ^ a b Senmoto, Masuo. "鳥居忠政". 世界大百科事典 (in Japanese) (Revised new ed.). Heibonsha Co. Ltd. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Kotobank.