Tokugawa Ieyasu Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Tōshō Shrine in Nikkō, Japan. (more) Tokugawa period Japanese history Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Also known as: Edo period Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Feb 14, 2025 •...
Japanese art - Tokugawa, Edo, Ukiyo-e: At the death of the Momoyama leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598, his five-year-old son, Hideyori, inherited nominal rule, but true power was held by Hideyoshi’s counselors, among whom Tokugawa Ieyasu was the most pr
Tokugawa period, (1603–1867), the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tokugawa IemitsuThe Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu receiving lords (daimyo) in an audience, colou...