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Tozama daimyō
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<p><i>Tozama daimyō</i> (外様大名, <i>"outside <i>daimyō</i>"</i>) was a class of powerful magnates or <i><a href="/facts/Daimy%25C5%258D/NpYhsa8H">daimyō</a></i> (大名) considered to be outsiders by the ruler of <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> during the <a href="/facts/Edo_period/BWxv9h57">Edo period</a> (江戸時代). <i>Tozama daimyō</i> were classified in the <a href="/facts/Tokugawa_shogunate/S4q54Sq6">Tokugawa shogunate</a> (江戸幕府) as <i>daimyō</i> who became <a href="/facts/Hereditary/t0aMmRWx">hereditary</a> <a href="/facts/Vassal/LKfLc2Cz">vassals</a> of the <a href="/facts/Tokugawa_clan/oSHo5HeT">Tokugawa</a> after the <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Sekigahara/1GgXGB1e">Battle of Sekigahara</a> (関ヶ原の戦い). <i>Tozama daimyō</i> were discriminated against by the Tokugawa and opposed to the <i><a href="/facts/Fudai_daimy%25C5%258D/AqG4Nvd7">fudai daimyō</a></i>, who were allies or vassals of Tokugawa before Sekigahara. </p>