Tokugawa

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname from Japanese.

Any of a family of shoguns that ruled Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries.

Examples

He held the generals in contempt, and they sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu. Source: Internet

A Modern History of Japan from Tokugawa Times to the Present. Source: Internet

As the Tokugawa period progressed more value became placed on education, and the education of females beginning at a young age became important to families and society as a whole. Source: Internet

At the time, Shogun Tokugawa Iesada was the de facto ruler of Japan; for the Emperor to interact in any way with foreigners was out of the question. Source: Internet

Edojō oniwaban : Tokugawa Shōgun no mimi to me. Source: Internet

Edo Period In 1603, the Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. Source: Internet

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