Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun (born 1604)

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Military leader of Japan from 1623 to 1651

Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, who acted as his political adviser and was at the forefront of shogunate negotiations with the…