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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
was the fifth ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, as well as the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Tokugawa, Tsunayoshi''" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File. Tsunayoshi is known for instituting animal protection laws, particularly for dogs. This earned him the nickname of "the dog ''shōgun''". He had a dog named Takemaru. Early years (1646–1680) Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was born on February 23, 1646, in Edo. He was the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu by one of his concubines, named Otama, later known as Keishōin 桂昌院 (1627–1705). Tsunayoshi had an elder brother already five years old, who would become the next shogun after Iemitsu's death, Tokugawa Ietsuna. Tsunayoshi was born in Edo and after his birth moved in with his mother to ...
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Shōgun
, officially , was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura period, shoguns were themselves figureheads, with real power in hands of the Shikken of the Hōjō clan. The office of shogun was in practice hereditary, though over the course of the history of Japan several different clans held the position. The title was originally held by military commanders during Heian period in the eighth and ninth centuries. When Minamoto no Yoritomo gained political ascendency over Japan in 1185, the title was revived to regularize his position, making him the first shogun in the usually understood sense. The shogun's officials were collectively referred to as the ; they were the ones who carried out the actual duties of administration, while the Imperial court retained only nominal authority.Beasley, William G ...
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Edo Castle
is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo and is therefore also known as . Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate there, and it was the residence of the ''shōgun'' and the headquarters of the military government during the Edo period (1603-1867) in Japanese history. After the resignation of the ''shōgun'' and the Meiji Restoration, it became the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Some moats, walls and ramparts of the castle survive to this day. However, the grounds were more extensive during the Edo period, with Tokyo Station and the Marunouchi section of the city lying within the outermost moat. It also encompassed Kitanomaru Park, the Nippon Budokan Hall and other current landmarks of the surrounding area. History The warrior Edo Shigetsugu built his residence in what is now the ''Honmaru'' and ''Ninomaru'' part of Edo Castle, around t ...
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Satsuma Domain
The , briefly known as the , was a domain (''han'') of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1602 to 1871. The Satsuma Domain was based at Kagoshima Castle in Satsuma Province, the core of the modern city of Kagoshima, located in the south of the island of Kyushu. The Satsuma Domain was ruled for its existence by the '' Tozama'' ''daimyō'' of the Shimazu clan, who had ruled the Kagoshima area since the 1200s, and covered territory in the provinces of Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga. The Satsuma Domain was assessed under the '' Kokudaka'' system and its value peaked at 770,000 '' koku'', the second-highest domain in Japan after the Kaga Domain. Totman, Conrad. (1993) ''Early Modern Japan'', p. 119 The Satsuma Domain was one of the most powerful and prominent of Japan's domains during the Edo period, conquering the Ryukyu Kingdom as a vassal state after the invasion of Ryukyu in 1609, and clashing with the British during the bombardment of Kagoshima in 186 ...
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Shimazu Tsugutoyo
Shimazu is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Esther Shimazu (born 1957), American/Hawaiian sculptor * Saeko Shimazu (born 1959), Japanese voice actress * Shimazu clan, ''daimyō'' of the Satsuma han * Shimazu Hisamitsu (1817-1887), Japanese samurai prince * Shimazu Katsuhisa (1503-1573), the fourteenth head of the Shimazu clan * Shimazu Nariakira (1809-1858), Japanese feudal lord (''daimyō'') *, Japanese footballer * Shimazu Tadahisa (died 1227), founder of the Shimazu clan * Shimazu Tadatsune (1576-1638), Tozama daimyō of Satsuma * Shimazu Tadayoshi (1493-1568), ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of Satsuma * Shimazu Takahisa (1514-1571), ''daimyō'' during Japan's Sengoku period * Shimazu Toshihisa (1537-1592), senior retainer to the Shimazu clan * Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535-1619), general of the Shimazu clan * Shimazu Yoshihisa (1533-1611), ''daimyō'' of Satsuma * Takako Shimazu (born 1939), Japanese princess * Yasujirō Shimazu was a Japanese film dir ...
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Tokugawa Yoshimune
was the eighth ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lineage Yoshimune was not the son of any former ''shōgun''. Rather, he was a member of a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, well aware of the extinction of the Minamoto line in 1219, had realized that his direct descendants might die out, leaving the Tokugawa family at risk of extinction. Thus, while his son Tokugawa Hidetada was the second ''shōgun'', he selected three other sons to establish the ''gosanke,'' hereditary houses which would provide a ''shōgun'' if there were no male heir. The three ''gosanke'' were the Owari, Kii, and Mito branches. Yoshimune was from the branch of Kii. The founder of the Kii house was one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's sons, Tokugawa Yorinobu. Ieyasu appointed him ''daimyō ...
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Maeda Yoshinori
was an Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 5th ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 6th hereditary chieftain of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. Yoshinori was the third son of Maeda Tsunanori. His mother was a commoner and a concubine. From 1702, he was named heir and was given the childhood name of Katsumaru (勝丸) later Matsudaira Inuchiyo-maru, later becoming Toshitaka (利挙) and then Toshioki (利興). He underwent the ''genpuku'' ceremony with ''Shōgun'' Tokugawa Tsunayoshi presiding and was renamed Yoshiharu (吉治). In 1708, he was wed to Matsuhime, the adopted daughter of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the daughter of Tokugawa Tsunanari of Owari Domain. In 1723, his father retired, citing ill health, and he became ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain as Maeda Yoshinori. Although Kaga Domain was stable politically, and had been accorded the same status in audiences in Edo Castle as one of the ''Gosanke'', the economic position of the domain was growing pre ...
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Tokugawa Tsunanari
was ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain during early-Edo period Japan. Biography Tokugawa Tsunanari was the son of the second ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Mitsutomo by his official wife, Chiyohime later Reisen-in, the daughter of ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemitsu. Although Mitsutomo's second son, he was given the position of first son and heir over his elder brother, who had been born to a concubine. He undertook his ''genpuku'' ceremony under Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna on April 5, 1657, and was given the adult name of the "Tsunayoshi". He changed his name to "Tsunanari" to avoid confusion with an uncle of the same name who was daimyō of Tatebayashi Domain. His childhood name was Gorota (五郎太). On the retirement of his father on April 27, 1693, Tsunanari became the 3rd Tokugawa ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain, with 3rd court rank and the courtesy title of Chūnagon. Although officially ''daimyō'', all power remained in the hands of his retired father and Tsunanari spent most of his ...
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Tokugawa Munetaka
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the mid-Edo period, who ruled the Mito Domain. He was the son of Matsudaira Yoritoyo, the lord of the Takamatsu Domain. His childhood name was Matsudaira Kemaro (松平軽麻呂) later changed to Tokugawa Tsuruchiyo (徳川鶴千代). Family * Father: Matsudaira Yoritoyo (1680-1735) * Mother: Yuasa-dono * Wife: Miyohime (1708-1746) daughter of Tokugawa Yoshizane * Concubine: Okajima-dono * Children: ** Matsudaira Yoriyuki (1727-1774) by Okajima ** Tokugawa Munemoto was a Japanese daimyō of the mid-Edo period who ruled the Mito Domain. His childhood name was Tsuruchiyo (鶴千代). Family * Father: Tokugawa Munetaka * Mother: Miyohime (1708-1746) * Wife: Ikuko, daughter of Ichijo Kaneka * Concubines: ** ... by Miyohime Ancestry References 1705 births 1730 deaths Lords of Mito {{daimyo-stub ...
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Tokugawa Yoshizane
Tokugawa may refer to: *Tokugawa era, an alternative term for the Edo period, 1603 to 1868 *Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan during the Edo period **Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan ***Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), most notable member of the Tokugawa clan and founder of its shogunate *Tokugawa (surname), (Shinjitai spelling: 徳川; Kyūjitai spelling: 德川) a Japanese surname *Tokchon, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea, a city known as Tokugawa during Japanese rule *, a character in ''The Idolmaster Million Live! is a Japan, Japanese multimedia spin-off (media), spin-off series of ''The Idolmaster'', starting with the game of the same name. The series follows a new group of idols working alongside the idols of 765 Productions with a producer at the 76 ...
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Takatsukasa Sukenobu
, son of regent Fusasuke, was a '' kugyo'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). While he did not hold any court positions, he had at least two daughters; Yaehime (1689–1746), adopted by shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, married a head of Mito-Tokugawa Tokugawa Yoshizane, and the other (?-1739) married the fifth head of the Chōshū Domain Mori Yoshihiro Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname, and also a Persian pet name for Morteza. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India. Italian surname *Barbara Mori, Uruguayan-Mexican actress *Camilo Mori, Chilean painter * Cesare .... He was brother-in-law of Shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. References * 1683 births 1744 deaths Fujiwara clan Takatsukasa family {{japan-noble-stub ...
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Tatebayashi Domain
was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Kōzuke Province (modern-day Gunma Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Tatebayashi Castle in what is now the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma. History Following the Battle of Odawara in 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi assigned the Kantō region to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who confirmed Sakakibara Yasumasa, one of this Four Generals as daimyō of Tatebayashi, with revenues of 100,000 ''koku''. Yasumasa built Tatebayashi Castle and the surrounding castle town, as well as constructing waterworks protecting the new town from flooding. His son Sakakibara Yatsukatsu participated in the Siege of Osaka, and his nephew and heir Sakakibara Tadatsugu received permission to use the Matsudaira surname and an increase in revenues to 110,000 ''koku'' in 1625. He was transferred to Shirakawa Domain in Mutsu Province in 1643. Tatebayashi Domain was then assigned to Matsudaira Norinaga, who served as ''rōjū'' under Shōgun Toku ...
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Kii Domain
Kii can refer to: History * Kii House, a branch family of the Tokugawa clan that ruled Japan during the Edo era Company * Kii Corporation, a mobile cloud services company (MBaaS) Geography * Kii Channel, a separating Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan. * Kii Mountains, a mountain range in the Kansai region of Japan. * Kii Province, a former province of Japan. * Kii Peninsula, a peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan. * Kii Ōshima, an island off Shiono Point, the tip of the Kii Peninsula Train stations * Kii Station, a train station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Kii-Arita Station, a train station in Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Kii-Gobō Station, a train station in Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Kii-Hiki Station, a train station in Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Kii-Hime Station, a train station in Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Kii-Hosokawa Station, a train s ...
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