His son Tokumatsu died at age five in [[1683]]. Later in life, Tsunayoshi had no heir, and so in [[1704]] he named his nephew [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] his heir; Ienobu succeeded him as shogun following Tsunayoshi's death in 1709. | His son Tokumatsu died at age five in [[1683]]. Later in life, Tsunayoshi had no heir, and so in [[1704]] he named his nephew [[Tokugawa Ienobu]] his heir; Ienobu succeeded him as shogun following Tsunayoshi's death in 1709. |