Tokugawa Ieyasu
Won at Sekigahara, founded the Tokugawa shogunate at Edo in 1603 and destroyed the Toyotomi at Osaka in 1615, opening more than two centuries of peace.
| Lived | 1543 – 1616 |
| Known as | First Tokugawa shogun |
| Birthplace or main place | Okazaki |
| Places on the map | Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1500) | At death (map of 1600) |
|---|---|---|
| Okazaki | Japan | Japan (Warring States) |
| Tokyo | Japan | Japan (Warring States) |
| Osaka | Japan | Japan (Warring States) |
| Kyoto | Japan | Japan (Warring States) |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1583 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi builds Osaka Castle | Osaka |
| 1603 | Tokugawa Ieyasu founds the Edo shogunate | Tokyo |
| 1615 | The Summer Siege of Osaka ends the Toyotomi line | Osaka |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Hansando · 1592
- Battle of Myeongnyang · 1597
- Battle of Sekigahara · 1600
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1547 – 1616 | Miguel de Cervantes | Writer |
| 1542 – 1605 | Akbar | Mughal emperor |
| 1533 – 1603 | Elizabeth I | Queen of England |
| 1552 – 1610 | Matteo Ricci | Jesuit missionary |
| 1527 – 1598 | Philip II | King of Spain |
| 1537 – 1598 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Unifier of Japan |
| 1545 – 1598 | Yi Sun-sin | Korean admiral |
| 1564 – 1616 | William Shakespeare | Playwright and poet |
| 1564 – 1642 | Galileo Galilei | Scientist |
| 1571 – 1629 | Shah Abbas I | Safavid shah |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.