Tokugawa Ieyasu ~ made a peaceful world ~

In 1598, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's died leaving his son, Toyotomi Hideyori. Although Hideyori was a man who succeeds Hidetoshi, he was very young (6 years old) and so he couldn't govern Japan. Among the lieges of Hideyoshi, Ishida Mitsunari and Tokugawa Ieyasu were against. In 1600, japan was divided into two parties. One was Mitsunari's group and other was Ieyasu's group. Both groups fought each other at Sekigahara where was in the present Gifu prefecture and in the center of the mainland of Japan. The battle lasted only one day and the winner was Ieyasu's party. He became the top of Japan.




an image of Tokugawa Ieyasu

 Contribution

  Tokugawa Ieyasu （A.D.1543-1616）was a one of generals and politicians of Sengoku period. He also was founder and the first shogun of the Edo (Tokugawa) shogunate. When he founded shogunate (bakufu), he was 60 years old. He had a difficult and longtime becoming the leader of all samurais and all people.
  Tokugawa Ieyasu contributed to two big things. One was that he founded the stable political power.  Other was that he made the world peaceful. Tokugawa clan who were descendant of Ieyasu could have had the power for about 250 years according to the former. Also, people could lived without being caught up in strife.
  If Perry who was a American soldier hadn't come Japan, Tokugawa clan might have ruled over the country for more 250 years.

Secrets

  Tokugawa Ieyasu was a man who had changed his name many times. When he was born in 1543, his name was "Takechiyo". When he was his coming of age, he changed his name to "Matsudaira Motonobu". "Matsudaira" was his family name. After that, he changed his name to "Matsudaira Nobuyasu". At this point, he still was in hostage of Imagawa Yoshimoto who also was a one of generals and politicians of Sengoku period. After Yoshimoto was laid Oda Nobunaga low, Ieyasu stood on his own feet and changed his name to "Matsudaira Ieyasu". In 1566, he changed his name to "Tokugawa Ieyasu".