Tōdō Takatsugu

Tōdō Takatsugu (藤堂 高次, January 4, 1602 – December 20, 1676) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.

He was the 2nd daimyō from the Tōdō clan to rule Tsu Domain in Ise and Iga Provinces.

However, at the age of 46, Takatora unexpectedly produced a legitimate son, Takatsugu, who became 2nd daimyō of Tsu domain on his father's death in 1632.

This was followed by the rebuilding of the Main Bailey on Edo Castle after a fire in 1639, and with the construction of the mausoleum for Shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu at Nikkō Tōshō-gū in 1652.

These extensive outlays effectively bankrupted the clan, despite efforts to increase revenues by the development of new rice lands and various fiscal reforms.