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Tokugawa Mitsukuni

1628–1701 · 17th century · Also known as Mito Komon

Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628–1701) was the second lord of the Mito domain and a grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He began the compilation of the Dai Nihonshi, a vast history of Japan, which fostered the Mito school of learning with its emphasis on loyalty to the emperor. He is popularly known as Mito Kōmon, hero of a long-running television drama.

Tokugawa Mitsukuni
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tokugawa Mitsukuni. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tokugawa-mitsukuni
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