TOKUGAWA

Meaning of TOKUGAWA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ t ō -ku ̇ - ' gä-w ə

Function: biographical name

Ieyasu 1543-1616 orig. Matsudaira Takechiyo Jp. shogun (1603-05); founder of last Jp. shogunate (1603-1867)

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TOKUGAWA — biographical name Ieyasu 1543-1616 originally Matsudaira Takechiyo Japanese shogun (1603-05); founder of last Japanese shogunate (1603-1867)
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TOKUGAWA — /taw"koo gah"wah/ , n. 1. a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns, 1603-1867. 2. a …
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TOKUGAWA — n. Japanese family name; powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns from 1603 to 1868; member of this Tokugawa …
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TOKUGAWA — biographical name Ieyasu 1543-1616 originally Matsudaira Takechiyo Japanese shogun (1603-05); founder of last Japanese shogunate (1603-1867)
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TOKUGAWA IEYASU — born Jan. 31, 1543, Okazaki, Japan died June 1, 1616, Sumpu Founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (see Tokugawa period ) …
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TOKUGAWA YOSHIMUNE — born Nov. 27, 1684, Kii Province, Japan died July 12, 1751, Edo eighth Tokugawa shogun, who is considered one of …
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TOKUGAWA MITSUKUNI — born July 11, 1628, Mito, Hitachi Province, Japan died Jan. 14, 1701, Nishiyama, Hitachi Province Japanese feudal lord who began …
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TOKUGAWA IEYASU — born , Jan. 31, 1543, Okazaki, Japan died June 1, 1616, Sumpu original name Tokugawa Takechiyo the founder of the …
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TOKUGAWA IEMITSU — born Aug. 12, 1604, Edo [now Tokyo], Japan died June 8, 1651, Edo third Tokugawa shogun in Japan, the one …
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TOKUGAWA HIDETADA — born May 2, 1579, Hamamatsu, Japan died March 15, 1632, Edo [now Tokyo] second Tokugawa shogun, who completed the consolidation …
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TOKUGAWA IEYASU — born Jan. 31, 1543, Okazaki, Japan died June 1, 1616, Sumpu Founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (see Tokugawa period ) …
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