was a Japanese ''

daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and n ...

'' of the early

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...

. He was the 3rd ''daimyō'' from the

Tōdō clan The was a Japanese samurai clan of humble origins from the Inukami District of Ōmi Province. Under Hideyoshi, Tōdō ruled Uwajima at Iyo province. During the Edo period, the Tōdō ruled most of Ise Province and all of Iga Province as ''daimy ...

to rule Tsu Domain in

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and

Iga Province was a province of Japan located in what is today part of western Mie Prefecture. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Iga" in . Its abbreviated name was . Iga is classified as one of the provinces of the Tōkaidō. Under the ''Engishiki'' cl ...

Biography

Takahisa was the eldest son of

Tōdō Takatsugu was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. He was the 2nd ''daimyō'' from the Tōdō clan to rule Tsu Domain in Ise and Iga Provinces. Biography As the ''daimyō'' of Tsu Domain, Tōdō Takatora had no son and heir, he adopted the son ...

, the 2nd daimyo of Tsu Domain. In 1669, he became daimyo upon his father's retirement. Takahisa initially was popular for implementing many of the economic reforms begun by the previous administration, including large-scale irrigation works and the development of new rice lands. However, his ban on mining of clay around Shiratoyama effectively destroyed the ceramics industry in

, and caused many potters to leave his domain for nearby Shigaraki in Ōmi Province. Takahisa was married to the daughter of the '' tairō'' Sakai Tadakiyo, who fell from favor in 1680 and who died under sudden circumstances in 1681. To avoid political troubles, Takahisa quickly associated himself with ''

Shōgun , officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakur ...

'' Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's favorite,

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. He was an official in the Tokugawa shogunate and a favourite of the fifth shōgun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. His second concubine was Ogimachi Machiko, a writer and scholar from the noble court who wrote ...

, to the extent that he was derided by his peers as "Yanagisawa's footmat". However, when Yanagisawa attempted to force the childless Takahisa to adopt his younger son as heir, the suicides of a number of his senior retainers prevented this from occurring. Instead, the domain went to Takahisa's younger brother,

Tōdō Takachika was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period. He was the 4th ''daimyō'' from the Tōdō clan to rule Tsu Domain in Ise and Iga Provinces. Biography Takachika was the younger brother of Tōdō Takahisa, the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Tsu Domain ...

on his death in 1703.

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Tōdō family information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Todo, Takahisa Daimyo 1638 births 1703 deaths