Ieyasu Tokugawa
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Tokugawa Ieyasuwas the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which virtually ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868 long after his death. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but remained in power until his death in 1616. His given name is sometimes spelled Iyeyasu, according to the historical pronunciation of he. Ieyasu was posthumously enshrined at Nikkō Tōshō-gū...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth31 January 1543
CountryJapan
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