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Tokugawa Ieyasu Appointed Seii Taishōgun

Type Event Region Japan Time 1603

On March 24, 1603 (Keichō 8, 2/12), the court in Kyoto formally appointed Tokugawa Ieyasu as Seii Taishōgun, marking the highest military and politic…

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  1. 1603Kyoto · KyotoEmperor Go-Yōzei held a ceremony in Kyoto, formally appointing Tokugawa Ieyasu as Seii Taishōgun, granting him the highest warrior title to command the nation's samurai and maintain public order.
  2. 1603Edo · EdoIeyasu returned from Kyoto to Edo, presiding over government affairs at Edo Castle as Seii Taishōgun, establishing Edo as the actual center of the nationwide warrior regime.

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