Tokugawa shogunate
1603–1868 Japanese military government
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The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府), and the Edo bakufu (江戸幕府), was a feudal Japanese military government.[2] The heads of government were the shoguns.[3] Each was a member of the Tokugawa clan.[4]
Tokugawa shogunate 徳川幕府 | |||||||||||||
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| 1603–1868 | |||||||||||||
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 Mon of Tokugawa family
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| Capital | Edo | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
• Emperor | Go-Yōzei (first) Meiji (last) | ||||||||||||
• Shōgun | Tokugawa Ieyasu (first) Tokugawa Yoshinobu (last) | ||||||||||||
| Establishment | |||||||||||||
• Battle of Sekigahara | 21 October 1600[1] | ||||||||||||
• Shogunate established by Tokugawa Ieyasu | 1603 | ||||||||||||
| 3 January 1868 | |||||||||||||
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These years are known as the Edo period. The period takes its name from the city where the Tokugawa shoguns lived.[5] This time is also called the Tokugawa period[2] or pre-modern (Kinsei).[6]
History Edit
In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu took office as Shogun, and established a military government in Edo, now Tokyo.[2]
List of the Tokugawa shoguns Edit
- Tokugawa Ieyasu, r. 1603–1605[7]
- Tokugawa Hidetada, r. 1605–1623[4]
- Tokugawa Iemitsu, r. 1623–1651[4]
- Tokugawa Ietsuna, r. 1651–1680[8]
- Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, r. 1680–1709[9]
- Tokugawa Ienobu, r. 1709–1712[8]
- Tokugawa Ietsugu, r. 1713–1716[2]
- Tokugawa Yoshimune, r. 1716–1745[9]
- Tokugawa Ieshige, r. 1745–1760[8]
- Tokugawa Ieharu, r. 1760–1786[4]
- Tokugawa Ienari, r. 1787–1837[8]
- Tokugawa Ieyoshi, r. 1837–1853[2]
- Tokugawa Iesada, r. 1853–1858[8]
- Tokugawa Iemochi, r. 1858–1866[8]
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu, r. 1866–1867[10]
Related pages Edit
References Edit
- ↑ "The Story of the Battle of Sekigahara". Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 878–879. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 976. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 977–978. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 977. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 979–780. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
Other websites Edit
Media related to Tokugawa Shoguns at Wikimedia Commons
- Political system of the Tokugawa Shogunate Archived 2008-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- SengokuDaimyo.com website of Anthony J. Bryant on Japan
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