Tokugawa Iesuya Research Paper

Tokugawa Iesuya was born “in the year 1543, in Okazaki, Japan to Matsudaira Hirotada and Odai no Kata.” He was the first Shgun in Japanese history. Tokugawa was a highly influential historical figure in Japan because of the Tokugawa era government administration's foreign trade policies, contributions to the growth of Edo, trade policies, influence over class structure and culture, the longevity of his family's reign in Japan, and his control over religion that still affect modern Japan. A new era of peace was brought in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu became the most powerful diaym in Japan and the imperial court declared him Shgun. When he was shogun, Tokugawa quickly set out to ensure his position as Shgun remained securely in his family's control.

Tokugawa was a highly influential historical figure in Japan because of the Tokugawa era government administration's foreign trade policies, contributions to the growth of Edo, trade policies, influence over class structure and culture, the longevity of his family's reign in Japan, and his control over religion that still affect modern Japan. A new era of peace was brought in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu became the most powerful diaym in Japan and the imperial court declared him Shgun. When he was shogun, Tokugawa quickly set out to ensure his position as Shgun remained securely in his family's control. He did this by assigning land holdings, minting coins, courting imperial favor through gifts, and ritual deference, which led to his administration brokering a delicate peace when the imperial courts elected him as the first shogun in 1603. To ensure that power remained in the hands of the Tokugawa family and avoid turmoil in the country, they set up systems that implemented themselves into the everyday lives of Japanese citizens, including religion. During his administration, he took control of foreign affairs. He began trade between European countries and Japan, which had previously only traded with China, which resulted in an influx of Christian missionaries traveling to Japan. Tokugawa, who had retired from being Shgun but

Tokugawa was a highly influential historical figure in Japan because of the Tokugawa era government administration's foreign trade policies, contributions to the growth of Edo, trade policies, influence over class structure and culture, the longevity of his family's reign in Japan, and his control over religion that still affect modern Japan. A new era of peace was brought in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu became the most powerful diaym in Japan and the imperial court declared him Shgun. When he was shogun, Tokugawa quickly set out to ensure his position as Shgun remained securely in his family's control. He did this by assigning land holdings, minting coins, courting imperial favor through gifts, and ritual deference, which led to his administration brokering a delicate peace when the imperial courts elected him as the first shogun in 1603. To ensure that power remained in the hands of the Tokugawa family and avoid turmoil in the country, they set up systems that implemented themselves into the everyday lives of Japanese citizens, including religion. During his administration, he took control of foreign affairs. He began trade between European countries and Japan, which had previously only traded with China, which resulted in an influx of Christian missionaries traveling to Japan. Tokugawa, who had retired from being Shgun but