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Tokugawa Yoshimune

8th Edo Shogun

b. 1684 CE – d. 1751 CE World The Far East

Tokugawa Yoshimune (November 27, 1684 – July 12, 1751) is the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745.

He is the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Moran, J. (2017). Tokugawa Yoshimune. History Atlas. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/tokugawa-yoshimune/

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