Tokugawa Ieyasu

Founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, whose order kept Japan at peace for two and a half centuries.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Won the decisive battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
• Made Edo, a fishing town, into the shogunal capital that became Tokyo.
• His house ruled until 1868, on the cusp of the modern world.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1543 – 1616