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. | |