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	Tokugawa Iemitsu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tokugawa Iemitsu (previously spelled Iyemitsu); 徳川家光 (August 12, 1604 — June 8, 1651) was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty who reigned from 1623 to 1651.
		He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada, and thus the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
		Tokugawa Iemitsu was born, it is speculated, in 1604 (his exact birthdate is unknown).
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	Wikipedia: Tokugawa Iemitsu
		Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光, 1604 - 1651) was the 3rd Tokugawa shogun who reigned from 1623 to 1651 during the early Edo period of Japan.
		Born as the second son of the second shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, he became a shogun in 1623 when his father retired and initiated the cloistered rule as Ogosho lasting until 1632.
		Iemitsu was succeeded after his death by his eldest son Tokugawa Ietsuna in 1651.
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		Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); å¾³å· å®¶åº· (January 31, 1543 â€“ June 1, 1616) was the founder of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
		The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868.
		The Tokugawa bakufu came to an official end in 1868 with the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the "restoration" ('Taisei Houkan') of imperial rule.
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	Tokugawa Ietsuna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tokugawa Ietsuna (徳川家綱, September 7, 1641-June 4, 1680) was the fourth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680.
		Tokugawa Ietsuna was born in 1641, the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu and a concubine.
		During the reign of Shogun Iemitsu, two samurai, Yui Shosetsu and Marubashi Chuya, had been planning an uprising in which the city of Edo would be burned to the ground, and, amidst the confusion, Edo Castle would be raided and the shogun, other members of the Tokugawa, and high officials would be executed.
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		Tokugawa Tokugawatōand180;koogä´wä, family that held the shogunate (see shogun) and controlled Japan from 1603 to 1867.
		Meiji restoration Meiji restoration, The term refers to both the events of 1868 that led to the restoration of power to the emperor and the entire period of revolutionary changes that coincided with the Meiji emperor's reign (1868-1912).
		Chikamatsu wrote primarily for the puppet stage in the Tokugawa shogunate.
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	Tokugawa Hidetada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tokugawa Hidetada was born to Tokugawa Ieyasu and one of his many consorts in 1579.
		He was named the heir of the Tokugawa family, being the eldest surviving son of Ieyasu, and his favorite (since Ieyasu's eldest son had been previously executed, and his second son was adopted by Hideyoshi while still an infant).
		Tokugawa Ieyasu was one of the strongest of the regents, and began to rally around an Eastern faction, while people like Ishida Mitsunari rallied around a Western faction.
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	Facts about topic: (Tokugawa shogunate) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the Tokugawa seat of Edo (A member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria), now Tokyo (The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan).
		The Tokugawa Shogunate came to an official end in 1868, with the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu (additional info and facts about Tokugawa Yoshinobu) and the "restoration" ('Taisei Hōkan') of imperial rule.
		Despite the establishment of the shogunate, the emperor (The male ruler of an empire) in Kyoto (A city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan) was still the legitimate ruler of Japan.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tokugawa_shogunate.htm (2535 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tokugawa Iemitsu
		Tokugawa Iemitsu (previously spelled Iyemitsu);(1604 - 1651) was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty who reigned from 1623 to 1651.
		Tokugawa Iemitsu was born in 1604 (his exact birthdate is unknown).
		He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada and his wife, thus making him the grandson of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and thus the heir of the Tokugawa family after his father Hidetada became shogun.
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	Tokugawa shogunate
		The Tokugawa period, unlike the shogunates before it, was based on the strict class hierarchy originally established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
		The Tokugawa Shogunate came to an official end in 1868, with the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the "restoration" ('Taisei Houkan') of imperial rule.
		The administration (taisei, 体制) of Japan is the task given from the Imperial Court in Kyoto to the Tokugawa family, which is returned to the court in the Meiji restoration.
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	Tokugawa shogunate - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868.
		The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo castle until the Meiji Restoration.
		The Tokugawa Shogunate came to an official end in 1868, with the resignation of the 15th Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the "restoration" ('Taisei Hōkan') of imperial rule.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Tokugawa_shogunate (2125 words)

	Japanese history: Edo Period
		In 1633, shogun Iemitsu forbade travelling abroad and almost completely isolated Japan in 1639 by reducing the contacts to the outside world to very limited trade relations with China and the Netherlands in the port of Nagasaki.
		The most important philosophy of Tokugawa Japan was Neo-Confucianism, stressing the importance of morals, education and hierarchical order in the government and society: A strict four class system existed during the Edo period: at the top of the social hierarchy stood the samurai, followed by the peasants, artisans and merchants.
		In 1867-68, the Tokugawa government fell because of heavy political pressure, and the power of Emperor Meiji was restored.
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	Tokugawa Iemitsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		To ensure the power of the shogunate, Iemitsu eliminated a number of daimyo (additional info and facts about daimyo) s and established the central administration, lasting for the next 200 years until the Meiji Era (additional info and facts about Meiji Era).
		Iemitsu's younger brother Tadanaga (additional info and facts about Tadanaga) was a possible rival for the office of shogun until his death in 1633.
		Iemitsu was succeeded after his death by his eldest son Tokugawa Ietsuna (additional info and facts about Tokugawa Ietsuna) in 1651.
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	Tokugawa Iemitsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光, 1604 - 1651) was the 3rd Tokugawa shogun whoreigned from 1623 to 1651 during the early Edo period of Japan.
		Born as the second son of the second shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, he became a shogun in 1623 when his fatherretired and initiated the cloistered rule as Ogosho lasting until 1632.
		Iemitsu was succeeded after his death by his eldest son TokugawaIetsuna in 1651.
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	Yoshitoshi_Tokugawa_Iemitsu_on_Sacred_Bridge
		Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604-1651 徳川家光 or とくがわ.いえみつ) was the third shogun of his line ruling from 1623 until his death.
		Iemitsu solidified the control established by his grandfather, Ieyasu who was one of the greatest figures in Japanese history.
		In fact, Iemitsu probably held greater powers than his two predecessors and created the state which would rule in relative peace and safety until 1868 when the Meiji Emperor was installed as the head of nation.
	www.printsofjapan.com /Yoshitoshi_Tokugawa_Iemitsu_on_Sacred_Bridge.htm (709 words)

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		Tokugawa Ieyasu retires as shôgun in favor of his son Hidetada.
		Tokugawa Ieyasu orders the preperation of the Buke Shohatto (Laws for Warrior Houses), which Ishin Sûden reads to an assembly of daimyô at Fushimi.
		January 27-29 Tokugawa loyalists are defeated by Imperialists near Osaka at the Battle of Fushimi.
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	Tokugawa: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		To control the daimyo [lords], who owed allegiance to the Tokugawa but were permitted to rule their own domains, the Tokugawa invented the Sankin Kotai system which required the daimyo to maintain residence at the shogun's capital in Edo (Tokyo) and to leave hostages there during their absence.
		After the Meiji restoration, the Tokugawa family was allowed to hold some land in Suruga, and when the new nobility was created its head was granted the rank of prince.
		The Collapse of the Tokugawa Bakufu 1862-1868 THE UNIVERSITY...HAWAII HONOLULU THE COLLAPSE OF THE TOKUGAWA BAKUFU 1862-1868 Conrad Totman...Totman, Conrad D The collapse of the Tokugawa bakufu, 1862-1868.
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Iemitsu Tokugawa
		Iemitsu Tokugawa (1604-1651), Japanese shogun, third of the Tokugawa dynasty which ruled Japan in the Edo period, during whose reign the power of...
		Tokugawa power weakened after the death of Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1651.
		Tokugawa, dynasty of Japanese shoguns who ruled the country from 1600 to 1868, called the Edo period after the Tokugawa capital at Edo (modern Tokyo)....
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	History of the Tokugawa Period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tokugawa supremacy began with the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated several rivals for power, and was formalized in 1603 by the emperor of Japan.
		Tokugawa supremacy was completed by Hidetada's son and successor, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who became shogun when his father abdicated in 1623.
		Iemitsu's son Ietsuna remained dependent on daimyo advisers, who chose to relax many of the previous restrictions on their fellow daimyo.
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	ipedia.com: Tokugawa Hidetada Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tokugawa Hidetada,, was the 2nd Tokugawa shogun who reigned from 1605 to 1623 during the early Edo period of Japan.
		Tokugawa Hidetada, 徳川秀忠, (1579 - 1632) was the 2nd Tokugawa shogun who reigned from 1605 to 1623 during the early Edo period of Japan.
		By establishing a precedent of dynastic succession, the Tokugawa, in the same manner as the Minamoto and Ashikaga, proclaimed and justified the supremacy of the shogunate.
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	Japundit » 2005 » December » 18
		Tokugawa Ieyasu was born in the turbulent era known as the Sengoku Period (”Warring States” 1477-1615).
		Tokugawa fought and defeated his rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara, undoubtedly one of the most decisive battles in the history of Japan.
		Tokugawa was a bit of a miser who ate and dressed simply most of his life and expected others to follow suit.
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	Tokugawa Iemitsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	Tokugawa Iemitsu's Pine
		Iemitsu devoted all his time to the study and perfecting of government methods introduced by Ieyasu.
		Iemitsu closed Japan entirely to most foreign commercial transactions, permitting only limited numbers of Dutch and Chinese, the former because they were not Catholics.
		Iemitsu, the fiercely nationalistic third Tokugawa shōgun was -- possibly surprisingly -- an enthusiast of hachi-no-ki, horticulture in general, painting, and the tea ceremony.
	www.phoenixbonsai.com /BigPicture/IemitsuPine.html (1724 words)

	The Japan Karate-Do Organization : JKO Forums : THE SHIMABARA REBELLION
		In 1611, Tokugawa Ieyasu received a letter from The Hague in Holland dated December 18, 1610, and addressed to the "most Almighty Emperor and King of Japan." In his letter, Prince Maurits asserted the true object of the Catholics in Japan was the fomentation of political dissension and civil strife.
		Tokugawa Iemitsu, Hidetada's son and the third Tokugawa Shogun, celebrated his rise to power in early 1623 by ordering fifty Christians burned at the stake in Edo.
		Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and the rebellion of Shimabara's Catholic peasants vs Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, the horror of the Buddhist Inquisition, and the closing of Japan from the rest of the globe.
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	PBS VIDEOIndex Online -- All Chapters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tokugawa Ieyasu officially became Shogun in 1603 and united Japan in peace after decades of civil war.
		Even worse for Iemitsu was the fact that many of the Japanese Christians were former samurai, still well versed in the use of weapons and art of warfare.
		When Iemitsu asked the Dutch for assistance, they were not enthusiastic but felt they had no choice if they wanted to stay in the Shogun's favor.
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		Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光, 1604 - 1651) was the 3rd shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate who reigned from 1623 to 1651 during the early Edo period of Japan.
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