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A daimyo is the official title of a regional lord of the Wano Country.

Overview

A daimyo is a ruler of a specific region in the Wano Country, and are responsible for the welfare of the region and everyone in it. The only region to not have its own daimyo is the Flower Capital, because that is where the shogun, the supreme ruler of Wano, resides. If the shogun should die without siring any heirs, then one of the daimyo will be appointed as the next shogun.

Each daimyo was succeeded by someone of their own bloodline, but the shogun can make someone a daimyo if they were to do something to earn it. For example, Kouzuki Oden took control of Kuri, a lawless land that had no daimyo, and transformed it into a peaceful and habitable region, earning him his position as daimyo of Kuri. However, if a daimyo were to commit a heinous crime, such as murdering another daimyo, then they will be punished severely while also being stripped of their status.

There were no daimyo present after Kurozumi Orochi took control of Wano with the help of Kaidou and his crew due to the daimyos' deaths after refusing to serve Orochi. At this time, rulership of the regions were handed to each of Kaidou's most trusted men.^[2][3] After Orochi's death and under Kouzuki Momonosuke's rule, the daimyo system was reestablished.

Daimyo

See also the associated category: Daimyo.

[v · e · ?] Daimyo
Present
Denjiro Inuarashi Raizo Kawamatsu Kikunojo
Oden's Time (Deceased: All Deceased) †
Kouzuki Oden Shimotsuki Yasuie (Former) ‡ Shimotsuki Ushimaru Fugetsu Omusubi Uzuki Tempura
Distant Past (Deceased: All Deceased) †
Daimyo Fugetsu Daimyo Amatsuki Daimyo Uzuki Daimyo Kurozumi Daimyo Shimotsuki
Non-Canon
Hitaki (Deceased) †
Families (Former: All Former) ‡
Kouzuki Family Kurozumi Family Shimotsuki Family Uzuki Family Fugetsu Family Amatsuki Family Hitaki Family (Non-Canon) ≠

Timeline by region

• Hakumai: Shimotsuki Yasuie -> Kawamatsu
• Kibi: Fugetsu Omusubi -> Denjiro
• Kuri: Kozuki Oden -> Inuarashi
• Ringo: Shimotsuki Ushimaru -> Kikunojo
• Udon: Uzuki Tempura -> Raizo

In non-canon material, Hitaki was the daimyo of Yo until he was murdered by Lark in his plot to usurp his rule.

History

In the past, each daimyo was the patriarch of five noble families of Wano: Fugetsu, Amatsuki, Uzuki, Kurozumi, and Shimotsuki. 81 years before the present story, the patriarch of the Kurozumi attempted to take the throne of Wano by murdering the other daimyo, though this plot failed due to the birth of Kouzuki Sukiyaki. After he was exposed, he was forced to commit seppuku while the rest of his family was stripped of their noble status.^[4]

After being exiled from the capital, Kouzuki Oden traveled to the lawless region of Kuri and took control. After remaking it into a proper region, his father, Shogun Sukiyaki, made him Kuri's official daimyo.^[5][6] He retained this status even after abandoning the Wano Country to sail as a pirate, up until Kurozumi Orochi took over as shogun and he was publicly executed by Kaidou.^[7] After Oden's execution, Daimyos Shimotsuki Yasuie, Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Fugetsu Omusubi and Uzuki Tempura led a rebellion against Kaidou and Orochi, but were defeated. Yasuie fled to Ebisu Town and took up the name of "Tonoyasu" to conceal his identity,^[8] while the others were imprisoned with Yamato on Onigashima. They escaped briefly, only to be defeated and executed swiftly. The daimyo system was left defunct for the next twenty years.^[9]

Twenty years later, Yasuie gave himself up to Orochi to save the plans of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance to overthrow Orochi and replace him with Oden's son Kouzuki Momonosuke. ^[10] Thanks to his efforts, the Raid on Onigashima ended with Monkey D. Luffy's defeat of Kaidou. ^[11]

After Monomosuke became shogun of Wano, the daimyo system was restored with five of the Red Scabbards being established as daimyos in each region: Denjiro in Kibi,^[12] Inuarashi in Kuri,^[13] Raizo in Udon,^[14] Kawamatsu in Hakumai,^[15] and Kikunojo in Ringo.^[16] A shrine was built to honor the previous generation of Daimyos along with others who gave their lives to ensure Kaidou's downfall. The shrine overlooks the Flower Capital and the inside features their names on lanterns. ^[17]

Anime and Manga Differences

In the manga, Shimotsuki Ushimaru can be seen taking part in the daimyo meeting held by Kurozumi Higurashi posing as Kouzuki Sukiyaki 28 years ago. In addition, two other daimyo appear with their faces obscured by speech bubbles. One of their faces is visible in another panel, but only from a distance and not drawn in detail.^[18] However, in the anime Ushimaru was interpreted as a different character, and the other two daimyo are fully shown with anime original designs. These daimyo do not match either of the actual daimyo later revealed in the manga, Fugetsu Omusubi or Uzuki Tempura.^[19]

Trivia

• It is currently unknown which exact regions that the Amatsuki and Kurozumi families ruled over before the Kurozumi Daimyo's attempted coup.
  • A likely theory is that the Kurozumi clan ruled over the region of Kuri, but after the family's fall from grace, the region was left without a ruler and became a lawless region due to their following unpopularity. Meanwhile, the Amatsuki family ruled over either Hakumai or Ringo, but was thought to have died out after the Daimyo's assassination, so the Shimotsuki Family took over ruling both regions.

External links

• Daimyo – Wikipedia article about the Daimyo title.

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