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*''Japanese'': [[徳川]] 家光 ''(Tokugawa Iemitsu)''
*''Japanese'': [[徳川]] 家光 ''(Tokugawa Iemitsu)''
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shogun]]. His reign (1623-1651?) saw many of the key features of Tokugawa rule develop into their mature forms, as ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' was made regular and mandatory for all ''daimyô'', the various policies of [[kaikin|maritime restrictions]] were put into place, and ...
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shogun]]. His reign (1623-1651?) saw many of the key features of Tokugawa rule develop into their mature forms, as ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' was made regular and mandatory for all ''daimyô'', the various policies of [[kaikin|maritime restrictions]] were put into place, and .... He also oversaw a notable expansion and solidification of Tokugawa authority, through acts such as the expansion of [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] and [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
Born in [[1604]], Iemitsu
He was named shogun on [[1623]]/9/27 as his father retired in his favor. Though said to have been "sickly and withdrawn" as a child, as shogun Iemitsu is described as a rather able and active administrator.<ref>Pitelka, 148.</ref>
Following his renovation of Nijô castle, Iemitsu had a grand mausoleum erected for his father in [[1623]]. This mausoleum, called the [[Taitokuin]], stood within the grounds of the [[Tokugawa clan]] temple of [[Zojo-ji|Zôjô-ji]] in [[Edo]], and served a similar purpose to Nijô - as a demonstration of Tokugawa power, wealth, and prestige. Iemitsu's expansion of Nikkô Tôshôgû in [[1636] continued this discursive project.
==References==
*Morgan Pitelka, ''Spectacular Accumulation'', University of Hawaii Press (2016), 148-
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