Todo Takatora (藤堂高虎, Todo Takatora^?)(1556-1630) was Japanese Lord, Daimyo following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century. He rose from a foot soldier, ashigaru, even to the Daimyo. So he changed his master seven times during his whole life, but he rendered loyalty to Tokugawa Ieyasu who had become the last master. Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... The Azuchi-Momoyama period (Japanese: 安土桃山時代, Azuchi-Momoyama-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1568 to 1600. ... The Japanese Ashigaru (足軽) were foot-soldiers of medieval Japan. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ...

He was promoted rapidly under Hashiba Hidenaga who was younger brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and he participated in the Imjin War as a commander of Toyotomi's fleet. His fief was Iyo-Uwajima 70,000koku in that time. Hideyoshi in old age. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Uwajima (宇和島市; -shi) is a city located in Ehime, Japan. ... A koku (石) is a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year, then as 180. ...

At the Battle of Sekigahara(1600), although he was one of Toyotomi's main generals, he sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu. After war he was given new fief Iyo-Imabari 200,000koku instead of Iyo-Uwajima. At last his fief had become Iga and Ise 320,000koku. Combatants forces loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu Commanders Ishida Mitsunari, others Tokugawa Ieyasu, others Strength 82,000 74,000 Casualties The Battle of Sekigahara or popularly known as the Realm Divide was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 (on the ancient Chinese calendar, October 21 on... Imabari (今治市; -shi) is a city located in Ehime, Japan. ... Ueno Castle Iga Province (伊賀国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan in the area that is today western Mie prefecture. ... Categories: Old provinces of Japan | Japan geography stubs ...

He is famous also for having excelled in castle design.

Todo appears as a playable general in the video game Kessen who specialize in cannon barrage. Kessen is a PlayStation 2 launch title produced by Koei and published by Electronic Arts. ...