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Tokugawa Ienobu
Tokugawa Ienobu

Tokugawa Ienobu (徳川 家宣?) (June 11, 1662-November 12, 1712) was the sixth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the grandson of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the great-grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-great grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. was the fourth Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680 Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光 August 12, 1604 — June 8, 1651) sometimes was the second Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate

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Early Life (1662-1694)

Tokugawa Ienobu was born as the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, daimyo of Kofu, in 1662. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings His mother was a concubine. Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing quasi-matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status Tsunashige was the middle brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, thus making Ienobu their nephew. In 1662, Ienobu's uncle, Ietsuna was shogun, and his father, Tsunashige, was daimyo of Kofu, a very valuable piece of land to the Tokugawa.

Not much is known of Ienobu's early life except that he was expected to become the next daimyo of Kofu after the death of his father. However, after Tokugawa Ietsuna had died in 1680, and his other uncle, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi succeeded the bakufu, Tsunayoshi's failure to preduce a male heir made the chances of Ienobu much higher to become shogun. Nonetheless, for the time being, Ienobu was not being groomed to succeed to the shogunate but rather to succeed his father Tsunashige as daimyo of Kofu.

Finally, sometime in the 1680s, Tokugawa Tsunashige died. Thus, Tokugawa Ienobu succeeded him as daimyo of Kofu. He became very powerful there, since his uncle was the shogun.

In 1694, a ronin, Arai Hakuseki, was appointed as personal tutor and advisor to Ienobu. A was a Samurai with no lord or master during the Feudal period (1185–1868 of Japan. was a Confucianist, Scholar, Academic, Administrator, Writer and Politician in Japan during the middle of Edo Period, Hakuseki used to be a teacher in Edo, but was recommended by the philosopher Kinoshita Junan to become personal tutor to Ienobu and was summoned to Ienobu's Edo residence. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the Until 1709, when Ienobu became shogun, it is thought that Hakuseki gave him 2000 lectures on the Chinese classics and Confucianism. Hakuseki became a great advisor to Ienobu until the end of his life.

It was also great training for Ienobu, since even Shogun Tsunayoshi was a great patron of the Chinese classics and of Neo-Confucianism. Hakuseki also wrote a book for Ienobu, known as the Hankampu covering the history of various fiefs from 1600 until 1680.

Shogun Ienobu (1709-1713)

In 1709, Shogun Tsunayoshi died without a male heir. In genealogical terms, it would have appeared reasonable for the daimyo of Kofu, Tokugawa Ienobu, to be elevated to the role of shogun because he was the only remaining direct lineal descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu. However, this was a secondary factor in the context of intra-bakufu politics which were carried over from the last days of the Tsunayoshi bakufu. [1] The ultimate resolution of any questions about shogunal succession were probably influenced most effectively by the fact that Ienobu was the expressed preference of the late Shogun Tsunayoshi's wife. [2]

Shogun Ienobu immediately began to reform certain elements of Japanese society. It is often said that he transformed the bakufu from a military to a civilian institution, which was already in the making during the rule of Ietsuna and Tsunayoshi. He started off by abolishing the ridiculous laws and edicts of Tsunayoshi. The chamberlains, who were given strict power by Tsunayoshi, had all power withdrawn from their hands. Also, in 1710, Shogun Ienobu revised the Buke-Sho-Hatto, where language was improved. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Also censorship was discontinued, and Ienobu told his subordinates that the thoughts and feelings of the populace should reach the high levels of the bakufu. This is thought to be Hakuseki's influence. Cruel punishments and persecutions were discontinued, and the judicial system was also reformed.

However there was one remnant of Shogun Tsunayoshi's rule which was not done away with. Neo-Confucianism was still popular and patronized, also thanks to Hakuseki's influence, since he had longed lectured Ienobu on the Confucian classics. Economic reform also was ensured, and the gold coin was created to stabilize the economy.

Shogun Ienobu was one of the first shoguns in centuries to actually try to significantly improve relations with the emperor and court in Kyoto. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. In 1711, the Fujiwara regent, Konoe Motohiro, arrived in Edo from Kyoto to be the mediator for talks between Shogun Ienobu and Emperor Nakamikado and his nobles (in Kyoto). Tajimaru (多治丸 in his childhood was a Kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868 Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇 Nakamikado-tennō) (January 14 1702 - May 10 1737 was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional Ienobu took the lead, but Motohiro also appears to have asserted himself. After the talks were over, it was decided that younger sons of emperors do not have to enter priesthood and can form new branches of the imperial throne and that their daughters can marry (in fact, one of the younger daughters of Emperor Nakamikado married one of Shogun Ienobu's younger sons) and that the bakufu would offer financial grants to the court. Many court ceremonies were also revived. Also an embassy was received from Korea, one of the first after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion in 1592 . Thus, during the rule of Shogun Ienobu, relations with the court were fairly good.

Shogun Ienobu died at the age of 51 in Shōtoku 2, on the 14th day of the 10th month (1712). Year 51 was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap [1] He was succeeded by his infant son, Tokugawa Ietsugu. Tokugawa Ietsugu; 徳川 家継 ( August 8, 1709 - June 19, 1716) was the seventh Shogun of the Tokugawa Dynasty, who The successor was not the son who had married an imperial princess - that was a younger son. Ietsugu became the seventh shogun. He continued to employ Hakuseki as his advisor.

Eras of Ienobu's bakufu

The years in which Ienobu was shogun are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō. The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common Calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era The Japanese era calendar scheme is a common Calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era [1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Titsingh, Isaac. was a after Genroku and before Shōtoku. This period spanned the years from 1704 through 1711. was a after Hōei and before Kyōhō. This period spanned the years from 1711 through 1716. (1834). Annales des empereurs du Japon, p. 415
  2. ^ Screech, T. (2006). Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822, pp. 95-97.

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Preceded by
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi		 Edo Shogun:
Tokugawa Ienobu
1709-1712		 Succeeded by
Tokugawa Ietsugu
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Tokugawa Ietsugu; 徳川 家継 ( August 8, 1709 - June 19, 1716) was the seventh Shogun of the Tokugawa Dynasty, who
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