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Tokugawa Ieyasu
The life of the man who laid the foundation for the Edo Shogunate
Tokugawa Ieyasu laid the foundation for the Edo Shogunate. From his birth to the unification of Mikawa Province, his accession to the commander of the Shogunate, the beginning of the Edo Shogunate, and the period when he functioned as the retired shogun (Ogosho), this page traces his life based on his achievements and various anecdotes.
This page is excerpted and re-edited from the National Archives of Japan's digital exhibit, "Tokugawa Ieyasu: His Life as Seen in the Shogunate Family's Collection”.
Digital exhibit "Tokugawa Ieyasu: His Life as Seen in the Shogunate Family's Collection”. (Jump to the National Archives of Japan’s website)