# All 15 Tokugawa shoguns

From Tokugawa Ieyasu, appointed shogun in 1603, to Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who handed power back to the emperor in 1867: the 15 shoguns of the Edo shogunate, which ruled Japan for some 260 years, in order, with their years in office and key events of each reign.

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- Feb 6, 2025 · gourmet_okinawa
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## Top 15

1. **4. Tokugawa Ietsuna** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Shogun 1651–1680.
2. **7. Tokugawa Ietsugu** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Shogun 1713–1716. Became shogun as a small child and died aged six.
3. **9. Tokugawa Ieshige** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Shogun 1745–1760.
4. **11. Tokugawa Ienari** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Shogun 1787–1837. At about 50 years, the longest tenure of any Tokugawa shogun.
5. **3. Tokugawa Iemitsu** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shogun 1623–1651. Institutionalised alternate attendance (sankin-kōtai) and completed the closed-country policy.
6. **5. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shogun 1680–1709. The "dog shogun", known for his laws protecting living creatures.
7. **6. Tokugawa Ienobu** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shogun 1709–1712.
8. **10. Tokugawa Ieharu** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shogun 1760–1786. The era when Tanuma Okitsugu dominated the government.
9. **15. Tokugawa Yoshinobu** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shogun 1867. The last shogun, who returned power to the emperor in 1867.
10. **1. Tokugawa Ieyasu** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Shogun 1603–1605. Founder of the Edo shogunate.
11. **12. Tokugawa Ieyoshi** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Shogun 1837–1853. Died just after Commodore Perry's arrival.
12. **8. Tokugawa Yoshimune** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shogun 1716–1745. Led the Kyōhō reforms.
13. **13. Tokugawa Iesada** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shogun 1853–1858. The Convention of Kanagawa with the United States was signed.
14. **14. Tokugawa Iemochi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shogun 1858–1866. Married Princess Kazu-no-Miya, the emperor's sister.
15. **2. Tokugawa Hidetada** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Shogun 1605–1623. Consolidated the shogunate with the Buke shohatto laws.

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