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In [[1862]], Iemochi and Princess [[Kazu-no-Miya]] 和宮 ([[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei's]] younger sister) wedded in a magnificent ceremony, the most visible show of the [[Kobu Gattai|Kôbu Gattai]] policy.
 
In [[1862]], Iemochi and Princess [[Kazu-no-Miya]] 和宮 ([[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei's]] younger sister) wedded in a magnificent ceremony, the most visible show of the [[Kobu Gattai|Kôbu Gattai]] policy.
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In [[1863]], Iemochi visited [[Kyoto]] at the request (or demand) of the Imperial Court, the first visit by a shogun since [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Iemitsu]]'s over two-hundred years before.  He was accompanied by the [[Roshigumi]] (the future [[Shinsengumi]]), which had been conscripted to accompany him as part of his entourage.
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In [[1863]], Iemochi visited [[Kyoto]] at the request (or demand) of the Imperial Court, the first visit by a shogun since [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Iemitsu]]'s over two-hundred years before.  He was accompanied by the [[Roshigumi]] (the future [[Shinsengumi]]), which had been conscripted to accompany him as part of his entourage. This journey, along with the shogun's visits to the [[Koganehara]] hunting grounds, were depicted in popular [[printing and publishing|woodblock prints]] through a conceit, replacing Iemochi with [[Minamoto no Yoritomo]].<ref>[[Kurushima Hiroshi]], presentation at "Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan" symposium, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 11 Feb 2013.</ref>
    
In [[1866]], during the [[second Choshu expedition]], Iemochi died in [[Osaka castle]]. His grave is in [[Zojo-ji|Zôjô-ji]] 増上寺, Tokyo.
 
In [[1866]], during the [[second Choshu expedition]], Iemochi died in [[Osaka castle]]. His grave is in [[Zojo-ji|Zôjô-ji]] 増上寺, Tokyo.
    
==References==
 
==References==
*''Tokugawa Iemochi-the life and times of the 14th Shogun'', Tokugawa Memorial Foundation 2007
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*''Tokugawa Iemochi: The Life and Times of the 14th Shogun'', Tokugawa Memorial Foundation, 2007.
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