Tairō (大老, lit. "great elder") was an official in the bakuhan taisei government of Japan, who would preside over the governing roju in the event of an emergency. The tairo was nominated from among a group of samurai families who had supported Tokugawa Ieyasu. Generally, the position was used to provide Japan with a capable temporary leader in the absence of a shogun, or if the shogun was incapacitated.
List of tairo
| Name
| Domain
| From
| To
|
| Sakai Tadayo
| Harima
| March 12, 1636
| March 19, 1636
|
| Doi Toshikatsu
| Shimousa
| November 7, 1638
| July 10, 1644
|
| Sakai Tadakatsu
| Wakasa
| November 7, 1638
| May 26, 1656
|
| Sakai Tadakiyo
| Harima
| March 29, 1666
| December 9, 1680
|
| Ii Naozumi
| Omi
| November 19, 1668
| January 3, 1676
|
| Hotta Masatoshi
| Shimousa
| November 12, 1681
| August 28, 1684
|
| Ii Naomori
| Omi
| June 13, 1696
| March 2, 1700
|
| Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
| Yamato
| January 11, 1706
| June 3, 1709
|
| Ii Naomori
| Omi
| February 13, 1711
| February 23, 1714
|
| Ii Naoyuki
| Omi
| November 28, 1784
| September 1, 1787
|
| Ii Naoaki
| Omi
| December 28, 1835
| May 13, 1841
|
| Ii Naosuke
| Omi
| April 23, 1858
| March 3, 1860
|
| Sakai Tadashige
| Harima
| February 1, 1865
| November 12, 1865
|
See also
fr:Tairo
ja:大老
