Torii clan

• Japanese: 鳥居氏 (Torii-shi)

The Torii clan was a samurai family of the late Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history. Loyal retainers of the Tokugawa clan since the late 16th century, the Torii are perhaps most famous for the bravery and valor of Torii Suneemon, who was crucified by Oda Nobunaga at the 1575 siege of Nagashino castle.

The family was originally granted the fief of Yahagi in Shimosa province in 1590. It was worth 40,000 koku. Following the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, in 1606 the Torii were given Iwakidaira han in Mutsu province, worth 100,000 koku. Then, in 1622 they moved once more to Yamagata in Dewa province, with an annual income of 260,000 koku. Torii Tadatsune died without an heir in 1636, and his fief thus reverted to the shogunate; his brother Torii Tadaharu was given Takatô in Shinano province (30,000 koku).

Members of note

• Torii Tadayoshi (d. 1571)
• Torii Suneemon (d. 1575)
• Torii Mototada (1539-1600)
• Torii Tadamasa (1567-1628)
• Torii Naritsugu
• Torii Tadatsune (d. 1636)
• Torii Tadaharu (1608-1651)
• Torii Yôzô (1804-1874)

References

• This article was written by User:LordAmeth and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.
• Sansom, George (1963). "A History of Japan: 1615-1867." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.