He went to war once again in 1615 to completely wipe out the Toyotomi and their allies. From then on, the Tokugawa maintained political authority for 253 years without resorting to military combat.

The fierce samurai warlord is a cunning lider, a feared warrior and a political genius. Even when outnumbered, he never seems outmaneuvered. Tonaraga’s historical counterpart is Tokugawa Ieyasu ...

The Tokugawa clan, which produced successive shogun rulers throughout the Edo Period (1603-1867), will hold a ceremony Jan. 29 to formally anoint its first new head in more than half a century.

Also students will benefit from gaining some prior understanding of the East Asian tributary system, unification in Japan, and Tokugawa changes to political and social order such as local to ...

It does away with religion and replaces it with political alignment, with each clan leaning towards either Tokugawa or Toyotomi. It also replaces monks and missionaries with political agents who ...