Tokugawa Iemitsu

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Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty in Japan, known for consolidating shogunal power, enforcing national seclusion (sakoku), and strengthening centralized rule during the early Edo period.

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Tokugawa Iemitsu canonical 10
徳川家光 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese historical figure
human
shogun
birthDate 1604-08-12
birthPlace Edo
burialPlace Nikkō Tōshō-gū vicinity
Taiyūin Reibyō, Nikkō
linked to: Nikko
chronologicalPlacement early Edo period
controlledTerritory Japan
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1651-06-08
deathPlace Edo
dynasty Tokugawa dynasty
linked to: Tokugawa shogunate
era Edo period
familyName Tokugawa
linked to: Tokugawa clan
father Tokugawa Hidetada
givenName Iemitsu
grandfather Tokugawa Ieyasu
house Tokugawa clan
implementedPolicy sakoku
sankin-kōtai
strict control of Christianity in Japan
implementedRestriction ban on Japanese travel abroad
expulsion of most Europeans from Japan
limitations on foreign trade to Nagasaki
prohibition on return of Japanese who had left the country
knownFor consolidation of shogunal power
enforcement of national seclusion
strengthening centralized rule over daimyo
languageSpoken Japanese
memberOfPoliticalParty Tokugawa shogunate
mother Oeyo
nativeName 徳川家光
linked to: Tokugawa Iemitsu
nobleTitle Seii Taishogun
notableWork formalization of sankin-kōtai system
implementation of sakoku (national seclusion) policy
policyObjective centralized control over regional lords
isolation of Japan from most foreign contact
positionHeld 3rd shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate
shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate
predecessor Tokugawa Hidetada
reignEnd 1651
reignStart 1623
relative Tokugawa Iemitsu’s brother Tokugawa Tadanaga
religion Buddhism
residence Edo Castle
sexOrGender male
significantEvent suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion
successor Tokugawa Ietsuna

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Nijō Castle expandedBy Tokugawa Iemitsu
Nijō Castle associatedWith Tokugawa Iemitsu
sankin-kōtai associatedWith Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Hidetada child Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Hidetada successor Tokugawa Iemitsu
Iwashimizu Hachimangū mainHallRebuiltBy Tokugawa Iemitsu
Asakusa Shrine builtBy Tokugawa Iemitsu
Nikko associatedWithPerson Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu nativeName 徳川家光
linked to: Tokugawa Iemitsu
To-ji fiveStoryPagodaRebuilder Tokugawa Iemitsu
subject linked to: To-ji Temple