Tokugawa Iemitsu
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The third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1604–1651)
Key facts
- Monarchs
- Go-Mizunoo Meishō Go-Kōmyō
- Preceded by
- Tokugawa Hidetada
- Succeeded by
- Tokugawa Ietsuna
- Born
- ( 1604-08-12 ) 12 August 1604, Edo , Tokugawa shogunate , (now Tokyo , Japan)
- Died
- 8 June 1651 (1651-06-08) (aged 46), Edo, Tokugawa shogunate
- Children
- Chiyohime Tokugawa Ietsuna Tokugawa Tsunashige Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Tsurumatsu Among others...
- Parents
- Tokugawa Hidetada Oeyo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Edo Castle
- Place of death
- Edo Castle
- Father
- Tokugawa Hidetada
- Mother
- Oeyo
- Sibling
- Hoshina Masayuki
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Sadaijin
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Military rank
- shogun
- Image
- Iemitu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tokugawa Iemitsu
- date of birth
- 1604-08-12
- date of death
- 1651-06-08
- name in kana
- とくがわ いえみつ
- name in native language
- 徳川家光
- owner of
- Minakuchi Castle
- cause of death
- stroke
- significant person
- Lady Kasuga
- posthumous name
- 大猷院
- era name
- Keian
- writing language
- Japanese
- Commons Creator page
- Tokugawa Iemitsu
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedic overview
Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光; 12 August 1604 – 8 June 1651) was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the third shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, who acted as his political adviser and was at the forefront of shogunate negotiations with the Imperial court. Iemitsu ruled from 1623 to 1651; during this period he crucified Christians, expelled all Europeans from Japan and closed the borders of the country, a foreign policy that continued for over 200 years after its institution.
Early life (1604–1617)
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