Tokugawa Ieyasu
1543–1616
Founder of the shogunate that ruled Japan for over 250 years.
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616) was a shogun, born in Kōsei-chō and died in Aoi-ku.
- Known as
- Shogun
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- 1543, Kōsei-chō
- Died
- 1616, Aoi-ku
Alive at the same time as Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Portrait: Kanō Tan'yū, Public domain.
