Tōdō clan

Tōdō clan
藤堂
Family crest mon of the Tōdō clan
Home provinceŌmi Province
Titlesdaimyō of Tsu Domain
FounderTōdō Takatora
Final rulerTōdō Takakiyo
Founding year1585
Ruled until1871 (abolishment of the han system)

The Tōdō clan (Japanese: 藤堂氏, Hepburn: Tōdō-shi) 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 daimyō (feudal lords) of Tsu Domain (320,000 koku) under the Tokugawa shogunate.