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The grave of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] is among the best preserved, and provides an indication of how most of the shoguns were likely buried. His body, dressed in the formal court robes of a ''[[naidaijin]]'' and with his hair in a topknot, was embalmed and laid to rest in two wooden coffins, which were in turn placed within a copper coffin, within a stone chamber. A mace was left in his hands, and a sword at his side. Ash and lime were packed into the chamber, and into the coffins.
The grave of Shogun [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] is among the best preserved, and provides an indication of how most of the shoguns were likely buried. His body, dressed in the formal court robes of a ''[[naidaijin]]'' and with his hair in a topknot, was embalmed and laid to rest in two wooden coffins, which were in turn placed within a copper coffin, within a stone chamber. A mace was left in his hands, and a sword at his side. Ash and lime were packed into the chamber, and into the coffins.
The other shogunal graves at Zôjô-ji are those of:
*[[Tokugawa Hidetada]] (r. [[1605]]-[[1623]]) and his wife [[Oeyo]]
*[[Tokugawa Ietsugu]] (r. [[1713]]-[[1716]])
*[[Tokugawa Ieshige]] (r. [[1745]]-[[1760]])
*[[Tokugawa Ieyoshi]] (r. [[1837]]-[[1853]])
*[[Tokugawa Iemochi]] (r. [[1858]]-[[1866]])
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