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Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)

Tokugawa Ieyasu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo, and the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo, and the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third 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, and building up his strength under Oda Nobunaga.

After Oda Nobunaga's death, Ieyasu was briefly a rival of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before declaring his allegiance to Toyotomi and fighting on his behalf.

Historical Significance

Tokugawa Ieyasu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo, and the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

Key People

Tokugawa Ieyasu

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What happened on August 30, 1590?
Tokugawa Ieyasu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo, and the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third 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.
Why is Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590) significant?
Tokugawa Ieyasu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo, and the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Who was involved in Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)?
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