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Apr 30, 2024 · Tokugawa Hidetada (born May 2, 1579, Hamamatsu, Japan—died March 15, 1632, Edo [now Tokyo]) was the second Tokugawa shogun, who completed the consolidation of his family’s rule, eliminated Christianity from Japan, and took the first steps toward closing the country to all trade or other intercourse with foreign countries.
5 days ago · Tokugawa Ieyasu [a] [b] (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; [c] January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Dec 6, 2023 · In July 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasuheaded a huge army on the way to Aizu (now Fukushima Prefecture) with the aim of subduing the domain’s leader, Uesugi Kagekatsu, for disrespecting his authority.
Jul 4, 2023 · After the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu and with the Edo period fully underway, we now turn to examine the complicated history of his son, Tokugawa Hidetada, the important second Shogun of the...
Nov 10, 2023 · Hidetada, who was 20 when Hideyoshi died, led the Tokugawa main force of 30,000 in the Battle of Sekigahara two years later, advancing through Nakasendō. However, on the way, he was significantly delayed by Sanada Masayuki and Nobushige at Ueda and failed to make it to the battle.
Feb 29, 2024 · Tokugawa Hidetada reconstructed and re-armed the castle after the siege, even fortifying it with new walls. Unfortunately, in 1660, lighting struck a gunpowder warehouse, resulting in an explosion and fire that destroyed many of the Tokugawa structures.
Feb 27, 2024 · Lord Toranaga was based on the aforementioned shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who ruled from 1603 to 1605, abdicating in favor of his son, Tokugawa Hidetada. He would die in 1616.
Jun 19, 2024 · Tokugawa period (1603–1867), the final period of traditional Japan, a time of peace, stability, and growth under the shogunate founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu achieved hegemony over the entire country by balancing the power of potentially hostile domains with strategically placed allies and collateral houses.
Jul 5, 2023 · After the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu and with the Edo period fully underway, we now turn to examine the complicated history of his son, Tokugawa Hidetada, the important second Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
May 28, 2024 · Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of the last shogunate in Japan—the Tokugawa, or Edo, shogunate (1603–1867). Ieyasu was born into the family of a local warrior situated several miles east of modern Nagoya, one of many such families struggling to survive in a brutal age of endemic civil strife.
