Toda Kazuaki
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was a samurai in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu
. In 1601, Ieyasu gave Kazuaki the fiefdom of Zeze
(30,000 koku
) in Omi
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
. In 1601, Ieyasu gave Kazuaki the fiefdom of Zeze
Zeze
The Zeze is a stringed instrument from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also known by the names Tzetze and Dzendze, and on Madagascar is called Lokanga Voatavo or Lokango Voatavo.It has 1 or 2 strings. The strings are made of steel or Bicycle brake wire....
(30,000 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
) in Omi
Omi
was an ancient Japanese hereditary title denoting rank and political standing that, along with muraji, was reserved for the most powerful clans during the Kofun period...
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