Tokugawa Ieyasu

Senior First Rank Tokugawa Ieyasu
徳川 家康
Shōgun
In office March 24, 1603 – April 16, 1605
Monarch	Go-Yōzei
Preceded by	Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Succeeded by	Tokugawa Hidetada
Head of Matsudaira clan
In office 1549–1616
Preceded by	Matsudaira Hirotada
Succeeded by	Tokugawa Hidetada
Head of Tokugawa clan
In office 1567–1616
Succeeded by	Tokugawa Hidetada
Chancellor (Daijō-daijin) of Japan
In office May 2, 1616 – June 1, 1616
Personal details
Born	Matsudaira Takechiyo (松平 竹千代) (1543-01-31)January 31, 1543 Okazaki Castle, Mikawa (now Okazaki, Japan)
Died	June 1, 1616(1616-06-01) (aged 73) Sunpu, Tokugawa shogunate (now Shizuoka, Japan)
Spouses	Lady Tsukiyama Asahi no kata
Children	Matsudaira Nobuyasu Kamehime Toku-hime Yūki Hideyasu Tokugawa Hidetada Matsudaira Tadayoshi Takeda Nobuyoshi Matsudaira Tadateru Matsudaira Matsuchiyo Matsudaira Senchiyo Tokugawa Yoshinao Tokugawa Yorinobu Tokugawa Yorifusa Furihime Matsuhime Ichihime Among others...
Parents	Matsudaira Hirotada (father) Odai no Kata (mother)
Other names	Matsudaira Jirōsaburō Motonobu (松平 次郎三郎 元信) Matsudaira Kuradonosuke Motoyasu (松平 蔵人佐 元康) Matsudaira Ieyasu (松平 家康)
Signature
Nickname	"Tosho Dai-Gongen"
Military service
Allegiance	Matsudaira clan Imagawa clan Oda clan Toyotomi clan Eastern Army Imperial Court Tokugawa shogunate
Unit	Tokugawa clan
Commands	Edo Castle
Battles/wars	Siege of Terabe Siege of Marune Siege of Kaminogō Battle of Batogahara Tōtōmi Campaign Battle of Anegawa Battle of Mikatagahara Battle of Nagashino Suruga Campaign Siege of Takatenjin Battle of Tenmokuzan Tenshō-Jingo war Battle of Komaki and Nagakute Siege of Odawara Kunohe Rebellion Sekigahara Campaign Osaka Campaign see below
Japanese name
Kyūjitai	德川 家康
Shinjitai	徳川 家康
Transcriptions Romanization Tokugawa Ieyasu

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. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The son of a minor daimyo, Ieyasu once lived as a hostage under daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto on behalf of his father. He later succeeded as daimyo after his father's death, serving as ally, vassal, and general of the Oda clan,^[3] and building up his strength under Oda Nobunaga.^[4]

After Oda Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu was briefly a rival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before declaring his allegiance to Toyotomi and fighting on his behalf. Under Toyotomi, Ieyasu was relocated to the Kanto plains in eastern Japan, away from the Toyotomi power base in Osaka. He built his castle in the fishing village of Edo (now Tokyo). He became the most powerful daimyo and the most senior officer under the Toyotomi regime. Ieyasu preserved his strength during Toyotomi's failed attempts to conquer Korea. After Hideyoshi's death and the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu seized power in 1600.^[3]

He received appointment as shōgun in 1603, and voluntarily resigned from his position in 1605, although he still held the de facto control of government until his death in 1616. He implemented a set of careful rules known as the bakuhan system, designed to keep the daimyo and samurai in check under the Tokugawa Shogunate.^[3][4]

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