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Prince Tokugawa Yoshinobu (德川 慶喜, also known as Keiki; October 28, 1837 – November 22, 1913) was the 15th and last shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (born Oct. 28, 1837, Edo, Japan—died Jan. 22, 1913, Tokyo) was the last Tokugawa shogun of Japan, who helped make the Meiji Restoration (1868)—the overthrow of the shogunate and restoration of power to the emperor—a relatively peaceful transition.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837-1913, 徳川慶喜) was born of both Tokugawa and noble blood as the 7th son of Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1960, 徳川斉昭), the head of the Mito Tokugawa domain that highly respected the Emperor. His extraordinary talent was widely known nationwide.
Jul 10, 2022 · For the former head of the Tokugawa Art Museum, see Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1933-2005). Born: 1837; Died: 1913; Distinction: Fifteenth and final Tokugawa shogun (1867-1868) Japanese: 徳川慶喜 (Tokugawa Yoshinobu, or Tokugawa Keiki) Yoshinobu was the seventh son of Tokugawa Nariaki, head of the Mito Tokugawa clan.
Sep 15, 2023 · Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the fifteenth and last shōgun, ruled for just one year before being removed from his position on January 3, 1868, when supporters of Emperor Meiji issued an edict restoring...
Born in Tokyo, the son of Nariaki Tokugawa, the lord of the Mito Clan. In 1847, he became head of the Hitotsubashi Family. In the dispute over the successor to the 13th Shogun Iesada, he came into conflict with Naosuke Ii, who pushed for Yoshifuku Tokugawa, the lord of the Wakayama Clan.
For 264 years this family ruled Japan as shoguns; their government was known as the Tokugawa shogunate. In 1868 ruling power was returned to the Japanese emperor. Tokugawa Yoshinobu helped make this restoration of power a relatively peaceful transition.
