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Tokugawa Ieyasu was born January 31 1543 in the Okazaki Japan castle.

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This is the crest of the Imagawa family. Leyasus father sent him to this as a hostage to keep the clans alliance intact.

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While a hostage Ieyasu was trained in military and governmental arts. Thought his training he found a passion in falconry.

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After his training Ieyasu married his first fife Lady Tsukiyama in the late 1550s.

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Shortly after merredge

Ieyasu had his first few sons

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Ieyasu second son

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Leysual had the opportunity to rule his homeland of Tokugawa
after Lmagawa Yoshimoto was slain in battle.

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Leyasu sezed this opportunity and quickly started strengthening and expanding his domain.

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Thought all of Ieyasu hard work ruling and concurring new land he still found time to marry his second wife Asahi no kata.

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there are many statues of

Tokugawa Ieyasu across japan. In this one he is holding a medallion that he whore on his helmet.

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He was buried behind this gate in Shizuoka japan.

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over the next few years Ieyasu continued making alliances and growing his forces in preparation.

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In 1616 Leyasu fell into sickness and passed away in Shizuoka japan.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu helmet

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After leyasu rapidly concurred most of Japan He became the new shogun

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Tokugawa Ieyasu infamous head dress

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Totman, Conrad D. "Tokugawa Ieyasu." Encyclopædia Britannica. January 21, 2010. Accessed June 30, 2017. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tokugawa-Ieyasu.

"Tokugawa Ieyasu Facts." Biography. Accessed June 30, 2017. http://biography.yourdictionary.com/tokugawa-ieyasu.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu replicated hand print

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With Ieyasu alliances he began concurring more an more land and his army grew.

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In 1605 Leyasu retired from shogun and left his second son in charge Tokugawa Hidetada. The family's blood ruled japan as the shogun until 1867.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu was one of the grates shoguns in japan history. The main reasons behind his great success was because he of all the knowledge he had about war tactics and politics. While Tokugawa Ieyasu ruled over japan wars and rivalries dissipated and japan prospered for the length Tokugawa Ieyasu blood was shogun. Who knows what power hungry tyrants could of been shogun if Ieyasu did not sake command.
Leyasu will be remember for his intellectual war tactics, his tactical political stands and most importantly his help in making japan what it it today.

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No shogun has ever accomplished what Leyasu did while he ruled. He will always be remembered as a great shogun who brought peace and to japan and respect to his family's name.