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Tokugawa Yorifusa

1603–1661 · 17th century

Tokugawa Yorifusa (1603–1661) was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the founder of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa family, one of the three senior houses (gosanke) entitled to provide a shogun. He received the Mito domain in Hitachi province in 1609 and ruled it until his death, when his son Tokugawa Mitsukuni succeeded him.

Tokugawa Yorifusa
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