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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 Though said to have been "sickly and withdrawn" as a child, as shogun Iemitsu is described as a rather able and active administrator.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>
 
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 Though said to have been "sickly and withdrawn" as a child, as shogun Iemitsu is described as a rather able and active administrator.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>
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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.
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Following his renovation of Nijô castle, Iemitsu had a grand mausoleum erected for his father in [[1632]]. This mausoleum, called the [[Taitokuin Mausoleum]], 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.
    
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