Tsu Domain

was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Ise Province and in Iga Province in what is part of now modern-day Tsu, Mie. It was centered around Tsu Castle. Tsu Domain was controlled the tozama Tōdō clan throughout most of its history. History Tsu was known as "Anotsu" during the Sengoku period and was controlled by the Kudo clan, who were originally from Shinano Province. Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Ise in 1568 was resolved by the Kudo clan adopting Nobunaga's younger brother, Oda Nobukane as heir. Following Nobunaga's death, Nobukane swore fealty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but in 1594 he was transferred to Ōmi Province. Hideyoshi assigned the territory to Tomita Tomonobu, with a kokudaka of 50,000 koku. On his death in 1599, he was succeeded by his son, Tomita Nobutaka, who approached Tokugawa Ieyasu. He assisted Ieyasu in the invasion of Aizu, but was later defeated at the Battle of Aonutsu Castle by a pro-Toyotomi coalition. Following the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu reinstated Tomita Nobukane as daimyō of Tsu Domain, with an increase in kokudaka to 70,000 koku. He was transferred to Uwajima Domain in Iyo Province in 1608. The domain was then given to Tōdō Takatora, with a kokudaka of 220,000 koku. Although a tozama daimyō, Tōdō Takatora received special treatment from Tokugawa Ieyasu from an early stage, and had been entrusted with the construction of Edo Castle. He also performed well during the Siege of Osaka and his holdings were increased with additional territories in Iga Province, bringing his total to 270,000 koku. He gained another 50,000 koku in 1617 in southern Ise, to which he added 3000 koku in Shimōsa Province which were originally the patrimony of his younger brother. His total holdings of 323,000 koku were the ninth largest in Japan, excluding the shimpan Tokugawa and Matsudaira domains. In 1619 Tokugawa Yorinobu was transferred to Wakayama Castle, and the 50,000 koku Tamaru region of southern Ise was transferred from Tsu to Kii Domain; however, Tōdō Takatora received equivalent holdings in Yamato and Yamashiro Provinces in compensation. However, on the retirement of Tōdō Takatsugu in 1669, 50,000 koku of his holdings were split off to allow his second son to establish a cadet branch of the clan at Hisai Domain. Another 3000 koku were given to a third son, leaving the 3rd daimyō, Tōdō Takahisa, with an inheritance of 270,950 koku.