Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Fudai

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Fudai

譜代譜代大名
alternative words: Fudai daimyo
keywords: title , war lord
related topics: Daimyo , Edo period , Battle of Sekigahara , Koku , Tozama , Roju
explanation: Title given to daimyo during Edo period. They had allied to Tokugawa family before Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Being considered as reliable, only Fudai were allowed to participate to Edo shogunate's cabinet and occupied the important post such as Roju. The biggest Fudai was Ii family of Hikone with 350,000 koku but the most of them received less than 100,000 koku.