Tōdō Takayuki
| Tōdō Takayuki | |
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| Lord of Tsu | |
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In office 1825–1871 |
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| Preceded by | Tōdō Takasawa |
| Succeeded by | Tōdō Takakiyo |
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| Born | March 11, 1813 |
| Died | February 9, 1895 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Tōdō Takayuki (藤堂 高猷?, March 11, 1813 – February 9, 1895) was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. He was the 11th daimyo from the Tōdō clan to ruled Tsu Domain in Ise and Iga Provinces. Takayuki's sudden betrayal of the Tokugawa forces at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi was one of the decisive factors which turned the battle in the imperial army's favor.
Takayuki was born in 1813 as the son of the previous daimyo of Tsu Domain, Tōdō Takasawa. His mother was the daughter of the daimyo of Tanakura Domain, Nagai Naonobu. When his father died in December 1824 and he was forced to take up the administration of the domain at the age of 11.
In 1842, the Tokugawa shogunate assigned Tsu Domain with the task for fortifying [Ise Grand Shrine]] against incursions of the Black Ships of the European powers by building coastal artillery batteries. Saitō Satsudō, the head of the domain’s academy, incorporated rangaku technology to build modern batteries and attempted to modernize the domain’s military. Tōdō Takayuki also attempted to introduce other forms of western science, including photography, by sponsoring equipment and a laboratory for Ueno Hikoma at the domain’s residence in Edo.
During the Tenchūgumi Incident in 1864, the domain was called upon to send forces to Kyoto to help suppress the pro-sonnō jōi rebels.
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