Difference between revisions of "Tokugawa Ienobu"
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*''Died: [[1712]]/10/14'' | *''Died: [[1712]]/10/14'' | ||
*''Shogun: [[1709]]-1712'' | *''Shogun: [[1709]]-1712'' | ||
| − | *''Other Names: Bunshô- | + | *''Other Names'': 文昭院 ''(Bunshô-in)'', 徳川綱豊 ''(Tokugawa Tsunatoyo)'', 虎松 ''(Toramatsu)'' |
*''Japanese'': [[徳川]]家宣 ''(Tokugawa Ienobu)'' | *''Japanese'': [[徳川]]家宣 ''(Tokugawa Ienobu)'' | ||
Tokugawa Ienobu was the sixth [[shogun]] of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. His reign, lasting from [[1709]] to [[1712]], saw numerous reforms guided by [[Confucian]] scholar [[Arai Hakuseki]]. [[Manabe Akifusa]] and [[Hayashi Nobuatsu]] were also prominent advisors to Ienobu. These included numerous steps taken both domestically and in foreign relations ritual to construct a Japanocentric regional order. | Tokugawa Ienobu was the sixth [[shogun]] of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. His reign, lasting from [[1709]] to [[1712]], saw numerous reforms guided by [[Confucian]] scholar [[Arai Hakuseki]]. [[Manabe Akifusa]] and [[Hayashi Nobuatsu]] were also prominent advisors to Ienobu. These included numerous steps taken both domestically and in foreign relations ritual to construct a Japanocentric regional order. | ||
| − | He was named shogunal heir in [[1704]], and was officially invested as shogun by the emperor | + | ==Life and Career== |
| − | + | Ienobu was born Toramatsu, the eldest son of [[Tokugawa Tsunashige]] (lord of [[Kofu han|Kôfu han]]) and [[Ohora-no-kata]] (aka Chôshôin). He was later adopted by his uncle, Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]]. He was named shogunal heir in [[1704]], and was officially invested as shogun by the emperor on 1709/5/1, changing his name from Tokugawa Tsunatoyo to Ienobu at some point around this time. | |
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| + | Ienobu repromulgated the ''[[buke shohatto]]'' in [[1710]], the third time these rules for military houses had been issued. He also abolished Tsunayoshi's ''[[Shorui Awaremi no Rei|shôrui awaremi no rei]]'' (kindness to animals laws) | ||
He had his first son by Ukon no kata, also known as [[Hoshin-in|Hôshin-in]], but the boy died in infancy.<ref>Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), ''Told Round a Brushwood Fire'', University of Tokyo Press (1979), 287n143.</ref> | He had his first son by Ukon no kata, also known as [[Hoshin-in|Hôshin-in]], but the boy died in infancy.<ref>Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), ''Told Round a Brushwood Fire'', University of Tokyo Press (1979), 287n143.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 25 March 2014
- Born: 1662/4/25
- Died: 1712/10/14
- Shogun: 1709-1712
- Other Names: 文昭院 (Bunshô-in), 徳川綱豊 (Tokugawa Tsunatoyo), 虎松 (Toramatsu)
- Japanese: 徳川家宣 (Tokugawa Ienobu)
Tokugawa Ienobu was the sixth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. His reign, lasting from 1709 to 1712, saw numerous reforms guided by Confucian scholar Arai Hakuseki. Manabe Akifusa and Hayashi Nobuatsu were also prominent advisors to Ienobu. These included numerous steps taken both domestically and in foreign relations ritual to construct a Japanocentric regional order.
Life and Career
Ienobu was born Toramatsu, the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige (lord of Kôfu han) and Ohora-no-kata (aka Chôshôin). He was later adopted by his uncle, Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. He was named shogunal heir in 1704, and was officially invested as shogun by the emperor on 1709/5/1, changing his name from Tokugawa Tsunatoyo to Ienobu at some point around this time.
Ienobu repromulgated the buke shohatto in 1710, the third time these rules for military houses had been issued. He also abolished Tsunayoshi's shôrui awaremi no rei (kindness to animals laws) He had his first son by Ukon no kata, also known as Hôshin-in, but the boy died in infancy.[1]
Ienobu died in 1712. His son Tokugawa Ietsugu was named Shogun the following year. Ienobu's grave at Zôjô-ji is today among the best preserved of the shogunal tombs, and provides some indication of the likely style and construction of those shogunal tombs which are no longer extant today.
References
- ↑ Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), Told Round a Brushwood Fire, University of Tokyo Press (1979), 287n143.
