Tokugawa shogunate

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.[1] The heads of government were the shoguns.[2] Each was a member of the Tokugawa clan.[3]

The Tokugawa Shogunate had its center in Edo castle.

These years are known as the Edo period. The period takes its name from the city where the Tokugawa shoguns lived.[4] This time is also called the Tokugawa period[1] or pre-modern (Kinsei).[5]

History

In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu took office as Shogun, and established a military government in Edo, now Tokyo.[1]

List of the Tokugawa shoguns
  1. Tokugawa Ieyasu, r. 1603–1605[6]
  2. Tokugawa Hidetada, r. 1605–1623[3]
  3. Tokugawa Iemitsu, r. 1623–1651[3]
  4. Tokugawa Ietsuna, r. 1651–1680[7]
  5. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, r. 1680–1709[8]
  6. Tokugawa Ienobu, r. 1709–1712[7]
  7. Tokugawa Ietsugu, r. 1713–1716[1]
  8. Tokugawa Yoshimune, r. 1716–1745[8]
  9. Tokugawa Ieshige, r. 1745–1760[7]
  10. Tokugawa Ieharu, r. 1760–1786[3]
  11. Tokugawa Ienari, r. 1787–1837[7]
  12. Tokugawa Ieyoshi, r. 1837–1853[1]
  13. Tokugawa Iesada, r. 1853–1858[7]
  14. Tokugawa Iemochi, r. 1858–1866[7]
  15. Tokugawa Yoshinobu, r. 1866–1867[9]

References
The hollyhock symbol of the Tokugawa family.
  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 878–879. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  3. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 976. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  4. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  5. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  6. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 977–978. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  7. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 977. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  8. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 979. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  9. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. pp. 979–780. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.

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