In April 1651, Tsunayoshi and his elder brother, Nagamatsu (Tsunashige TOKUGAWA), were presented with 150,000 koku (a unit of measurement for rice volume, used to asses wealth, 1 koku is 180.39 liter) from the provinces of Omi, Mino, Shinano, Suruga and Kozuke, and were also given some retainers.
慶安4年（1651年）4月、兄の長松（徳川綱重）とともに賄領として近江、美濃、信濃、駿河、上野から15万石を拝領し家臣団を付けられる。