The Tokugawa shogunate (/ˌtɒkuːˈɡɑːwə/ TOK-oo-GAH-wə; Japanese: 徳川幕府, romanized: Tokugawa bakufu, IPA: [tokɯgawa, tokɯŋawa baꜜkɯ̥ɸɯ]), also known as the Edo shogunate (江戸幕府, Edo bakufu), was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Former Shogun
Born: January 31, 1543, Okazaki Castle, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Died: June 1, 1616 (age 73 years), Sumpu Castle Park, Shizuoka, Japan
Children: Tokugawa Hidetada, Matsudaira Nobuyasu, Yūki Hideyasu, and more
Place of burial: Kunōzan Tōshōgū, Shizuoka, Japan
Parents: Matsudaira Hirotada and Odai no kata
Spouse: Asahi no kata (m. 1586–1590) and Lady Tsukiyama (m. 1557–1579)
Aunt: Usuihime
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