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Tokugawa Yoshimune

1684–1751 · 18th century

Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751) was lord of the Kii domain from 1705 and became the eighth Tokugawa shogun in 1716, the first from a branch line. His Kyōhō reforms cut spending, raised rice revenue, introduced a petition box and relaxed the ban on Western books. He retired in 1745.

Tokugawa Yoshimune
Image: Kanō Tadanobu · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Owari DomainKii Domain

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