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Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu

Type Event Region Asia Time 1616

On April 17, 1616, Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, died of illness at Sunpu Castle (modern Shizuoka) at age 73, having dominated …

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  1. 1616Sunpu Castle · Shizuoka CityIeyasu took to his sickbed at Sunpu Castle; according to records such as the Honchō Bukan, he died on the 21st day of the third month of Genna 2 (April 17, 1616 in the Gregorian calendar) at the age of 73.
  2. 1616–1617Nikkō Tōshōgū · Nikko CityThe court posthumously granted Ieyasu the rank of Junior First Rank and the title of Chancellor, with the posthumous name Jinmu? (Jinso). His remains were enshrined at Nikkō Tōshōgū, which became the Tokugawa family temple and a political symbol.

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